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Translate backfire from English to German

Summary

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backfire:
- Wiktionary:
  backfire → nach hinten losgehen, fehlschlagen
- Synonyms for "backfire":
  blowback; explosion; detonation; blowup
  fire
  boomerang; miscalculation; misreckoning; misestimation
  backlash; recoil; happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place
  make noise; resound; noise
  burn; fire; burn down

English

Detailed Translations for backfire from English to German

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Translation Matrix for backfire:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	blowback; boomerang
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	backlash; recoil

Synonyms for "backfire":

blowback; explosion; detonation; blowup
fire
boomerang; miscalculation; misreckoning; misestimation
backlash; recoil; happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place
make noise; resound; noise
burn; fire; burn down

Related Definitions for "backfire":

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker¹
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path¹
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine¹
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired¹
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire¹
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire¹
- My old car backfires all the time¹
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect¹
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble¹

Wiktionary Translations for backfire:

backfire

verb

fail
- backfire → nach hinten losgehen; fehlschlagen

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