Translation of backward into German
Adverb
order
in a reversed order or sequence- The pages were numbered backward.Die Seiten wurden rückwärts nummeriert.
time
toward or into the past- Looking backward, he realized his mistakes.Rückblickend erkannte er seine Fehler.
directional movement
towards the back or rear- He glanced backward nervously..Er blickte rückwärts nervös
Adjective
directional
directed towards the back- He glanced backward nervously..Er blickte nervös nach hinten.
movement
moving in the opposite direction to usual- The car made a backward turn.Das Auto machte eine rückwärtsgerichtete Wendung.
behavior
- She was too backward to ask for a promotion..Sie war zu schüchtern, um nach einer Beförderung zu fragen
Expressions with backward: examples in English and translations in German
Synonyms and analogies of backward in English
Examples of backward in a sentence
The film was played backward for effect. He wished he could travel backward to fix things. The story moved backward to reveal the character's past. His grades are slipping backward. The reforms pushed the system backward. She took a step backward to avoid the puddle.
The car rolled backward down the hill. She took a backward step. The backward movement of the train was unexpected. She took a backward step to avoid the puddle. He felt too backward to join the conversation. His backward nature made socializing difficult. The backward steps led to confusion. Instructions were given in a backward sequence. Their backward traditions hindered progress in the community. The backward policies of the government were heavily criticized. He was considered backward in mathematics. The student was backward in grasping new concepts. The backward pawn blocked the bishop's path. He lost the game due to a backward pawn.
Translations of "backward" in Context ordered by category and frequency
He hopped backward, trying to avoid stepping in the mud.
Er hüpfte rückwärts, um nicht in den Schlamm zu treten.
Her backward fall was cushioned by the soft sand at the beach.
Ihr Sturz nach hinten wurde vom weichen Sand am Strand abgefedert.
After months of steady improvement, his grades suddenly took a step backward.
Nach Monaten stetiger Verbesserung gingen seine Noten plötzlich einen Schritt zurück.
Our country, even though technically backward, is still moving forward.
Obwohl unser Land technisch rückständig ist, bewegt es sich immer noch vorwärts.
Effective backward linkage strengthens a company's relationship with its suppliers.
Effektive rückwärtige Verknüpfung stärkt die Beziehung eines Unternehmens zu seinen Lieferanten.
Economic development in the mountains and in the countryside is relatively backward.
Die Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den Bergen und auf dem Land ist relativ zurückgeblieben.
backward: Examples and translations in context
After twenty years of marriage, she knows me inside out and backward.
Nach zwanzig Jahren Ehe kennt sie mich in- und auswendig und rückwärts.
She slipped on the spilled juice and went ankle over teakettle backward.
Sie rutschte auf dem verschütteten Saft aus und fiel rückwärts kopfüber.
They filmed the backward sequence to create a unique effect in the movie.
Sie filmten die Szene rückwärts, um einen einzigartigen Effekt im Film zu erzeugen.
I'm completely foxed by these instructions; they might as well be written backward.
Ich bin völlig verwirrt von dieser Anleitung; sie könnte rückwärts geschrieben sein.
The car moved backward down the driveway, avoiding the parked vehicles.
Das Auto fuhr rückwärts die Einfahrt hinunter und wich dabei den geparkten Fahrzeugen aus.
The director seems round the twist, filming every scene twice, once backward for fun.
Der Regisseur ist nicht ganz dicht und dreht jede Szene zusätzlich rückwärts zum Spaß.
The weirdo who rode his bike backward quickly became a local legend.
Der Kauz, der sein Rad rückwärts fuhr, wurde schnell zu einer Legende.
Three months from the convention, and we're moving backward.
Drei Monate vor dem Parteitag, und wir bewegen uns rückwärts.
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