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Uttal

    • IPA: /bækˈfaɪə(ɹ)/
Översättning
Adverb
1.på tok
Verb
2.slå tillbaka

Definitioner

Verb

  1. (Of a gun or cannon) to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
  2. To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

Exempel

  • His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled.
  • Unfortunately, his strategy completely backfired, resulting in substantial losses for J.C. Penney.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipbackfired
Imperfektbackfired
Presensparticipbackfiring
Pluralbackfires
Tredje person singular indicativ presensbackfires

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