backfire - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to backfire  | backfired, backfired |   - mistimed explosion	detonar
to backfire  | backfired, backfired |   - mistimed explosion	estallar
to backfire  | backfired, backfired |   - mistimed explosion	restallar
to backfire  | backfired, backfired | [fig.]	caer en saco roto [fig.]
to backfire  | backfired, backfired | [fig.]	fallar
to backfire  | backfired, backfired | [fig.]	fracasar
to backfire  | backfired, backfired | [fig.]	malograrse
to backfire  | backfired, backfired | [fig.]	salir el tiro por la culata [fig.]

Nouns

backfire [TECH.]	encendido defectuoso
backfire [TECH.]	el petardeo
backfire grid [TECH.]	tamiz protector contra llamas
back-fire antenna [TELECOM.]	antena retrodirectiva

Adjectives / Adverbs

back-fire  adj.   - before noun

de retroceso

Orthographically similar words

back-fire

Related search terms

detonate, abort, fail, bang, misfire, pop, crack, founder, flatline, collapse, shipwreck, miscarry