Definizione monolingua

backpedal

backpedal (third-person singular simple present backpedals, present participle (North America, chiefly US) backpedaling or (UK, Canada) backpedalling, simple past and past participle (North America, chiefly US) backpedaled or (UK, Canada) backpedalled) (intransitive)

1. To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. To step backwards.

   The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.

3. (idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

   Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

Definizione dizionario backpedal

fare marcia indietro

Altri significati:

To retreat or withdraw from a formerly made statement or formerly held position.

To step backwards.

To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

(idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.