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Summary

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backfire:
- Wiktionary:
  backfire → salir el tiro por la culata, tener efecto retroactivo, tener contraefecto
- 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 Spanish

backfire: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

back: espalda; lomo; parte posterior; parte de atrás; detrás; atrás; de espaldas; hacia atrás; vuelta; lado de atrás; surgir; de vuelta; otra vez; defensa; de nuevo; zaguero; una vez más; por segunda vez; ayudar; servir; atender; asistir; sostener; colaborar; cooperar; ser de ayuda; antes; anteriormente; antaño; antiguamente; en el pasado; en otros tiempos; costear; financiar
fire: enviar; echar; mandar; despachar; expulsar; disolver; destituir; fuego; incendio; tirar; lanzar; descargar; herir; disparar; cazar; hacer fuego; calefacción; estufa; calentador; calentamiento; estufita; incendios; fuegos; disparos; despedir; desechar; arrumbar; echar fuera; ser despedido; enseñarle la puerta a una; pasión; incendiar; quemar totalmente; destruir por incendio; lumbre; animar; alentar; estimular; avivar; entusiasmar; envalentonar
Back: Atrás

Spelling Suggestions for: backfire

back tire; backside; backslide; backpage; backbone; bonfire; back side; backache; backplane; back title

backfire:

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 → salir el tiro por la culata; tener efecto retroactivo; tener contraefecto

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Spanish

Suggestions for backfire in Spanish

Spelling Suggestions for: backfire

backplane; batiré; balbuciré

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