backtrack

ˈbækˌtræk
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Translation of backtrack into German

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Verb

intr.
1.

retrace path

return along the same route one has come
  • Realizing he forgot his phone, he decided to backtrack to the office..Als ihm klar wurde, dass er sein Telefon vergessen hatte, beschloss er, zurückzugehen ins Büro.
2.

decision-making

reverse a decision or opinion
  • The politician had to backtrack on his previous statement.Der Politiker musste seine vorherige Aussage zurücknehmen.
3.

work

Rare
review or repeat previous work
Rare
  • The team had to backtrack to solve the issue.Das Team musste zurückgehen, um das Problem zu lösen.
4.

aviation

TECH.US
taxi down a runway in the opposite direction
TECH.US
zurückrollen rückwärts rollen umkehren
  • The pilot had to backtrack before takeoff.Der Pilot musste vor dem Start zurückrollen.
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Expressions with backtrack: examples in English and translations in German

zurückrudern
The company had to backtrack on its promise to lower prices.

Synonyms and analogies of backtrack in English

Examples of backtrack in a sentence

  • She decided to backtrack to find her lost earring.
  • She decided to backtrack on her travel plans.
  • He had to backtrack after realizing his mistake.
  • We need to backtrack and check our calculations.
  • She decided to backtrack and review the documents.
  • Due to traffic, the plane had to backtrack on the runway.

Translations of "backtrack" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
zurückgehenv.

The question is how far will we backtrack, and at what pace?

Die Frage ist, wie weit wir zurückgehen werden und mit welcher Geschwindigkeit.

zurückverfolgenv.

You can't backtrack and change it.

Du kannst es nicht zurückverfolgen und ändern.

umkehrenv.

If we don't backtrack now, we may never find our way back.

Wenn wir jetzt nicht umkehren, finden wir vielleicht nie mehr den Weg zurück.

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backtrack: Examples and translations in context

If you backtrack a bit there is one big tree that is much easier to walk across.

Wenn Sie etwas zurückgehen, gibt es einen großen Baum, der viel einfacher zu gehen ist.

so maybe we should backtrack or... I don't know.

Vielleicht sollten wir einfach wieder zurückgehen.

Likewise on the positive side: there are always logical explanations why the player cannot simply backtrack; a passage may be blocked or you have drawn too much attention and people are on your trail or there is simply no time left.

Außerdem positiv: Es gibt immer wieder logische Erklärungen, warum man nicht einfach nochmal irgendwohin zurückgehen kann; ob der Weg versperrt ist, ob man zu viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich gelenkt hat und nun verfolgt wird oder ob einfach keine Zeit mehr bleibt.

Guess I'll backtrack a bit.

Muss wohl etwas zurückgehen.

And then backtrack your way there, like digital breadcrumbs.

So kannst du meinen Weg zurückverfolgen, als wären es digitale Brotkrümel.

You don't have to input as many information or backtrack when visiting particular websites.

Sie müssen nicht so viele Informationen eingeben oder zurückverfolgen, wenn Sie bestimmte Websites besuchen.

Be sure not to change the language on your computer to something you don't understand or can't easily backtrack through.

Warnungen Ändere die Sprache deines Computers nicht auf etwas, das du nicht verstehst oder das du nicht leicht zurückverfolgen kannst.

Tell them to pull the surveillance feeds and backtrack the swipe point.

Sagen Sie denen, Sie sollen die Überwachungsbänder bereit halten und zurückverfolgen, an welcher Stelle er durch die Sicherheitsschleuse gegangen ist.

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