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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
backward / ˈbækwəd/
  1. agg.
    1. (towards the rear) [look, step] all’indietro
    1. (retarded) [nation, economy] arretrato
    1. (handicapped) [child] ritardato;
      (slow to learn) [pupil] tardo
    1. (hesitant) he wasn’t ~ about accepting non esitò ad accettare
  1. avv. AE See→ backwards.


Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
backwards / ˈbækwədz/ BE, backward / ˈbækwəd/ AE avv.
  1. (in a reverse direction) [walk, fall] all’indietro;
    [lean, step] indietro;
    to face ~ voltare la schiena, essere di spalle;
    to move ~ arretrare, retrocedere;
    ~ and forwards avanti e indietro
  1. (starting from the end) [count] alla rovescia;
    wind ~ riavvolgere
  1. (the wrong way round) to put sth. on ~ mettere qcs. a rovescio, col davanti dietro;
    you’ve got it all ~! hai capito tutto il contrario!
  1. (thoroughly) to know sth. ~ conoscere qcs. per filo e per segno.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
backwardadj (unsophisticated)ingenuo, semplice agg
 
Additional Translations
backwardadj (undeveloped)arretrato, sottosviluppato agg
backwardadj (wrong way)nella direzione sbagliata avv
backwardadv also backwards (towards the rear)indietro, all'indietro avv
backwardadv also backwards (in reverse)in ordine inverso, al contrario, a ritroso, a rovescio avv
backwardadv also backwards (towards earlier time)rivolto al passato avv
backwardadv also backwards (towards previous state)verso lo stato precedente avv
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backward: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
backward and forwardavanti e indietro
backward looking, backward-lookingadj (old fashioned, retrograde)arretrato, retrogrado agg
 antiquato agg
Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
backward slashn (typed character: reverse oblique)slash inverso nm
backward stepn literal (movement towards a starting point or to the rear)passo indietro nm
Take a backward step so you won't be so close to the edge!
backward stepn figurative (retrograde action) figuratopasso indietro nm
He took a backward step when he had to quit his job.
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