back down

bæk daʊn
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Translation of back down into Hebrew

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Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

conflict

take a less aggressive position in a conflict
לְוַתֵּר levaterלָסֹג lasog
  • He decided to back down to avoid a fight.הוא החליט לוותר כדי להימנע מריב.
2.

commitment

withdraw from a commitment or position
לַחֲזוֹר בּוֹ לָסֶגֶת מֵעֶמְדָּתוֹ
  • She had to back down from the project.היא נאלצה לחזור בה מהפרויקט.
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Expressions with back down: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לַחֲזוֹר לְקַרְקַע הַמְּצִיאוּת
After the holiday, she came back down to earth and focused.
לַעֲמֹד עַל שֶׁלּוֹ
He will never back down in an argument.

Synonyms and analogies of back down in English

Examples of back down in a sentence

  • The company had to back down after the public outcry.
  • He refused to back down during the negotiation.
  • They decided to back down after the protest.

Translations of "back down" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
לְוַותֵּרv. - levater

The artist had to back down on her perfectionism to meet the deadline.

האמנית נאלצה לוותר על הפרפקציוניזם שלה כדי לעמוד במועד הסיום.

לְהִיכָּנֵעַv. - lehiqanea

His refusal to back down epitomises the true spirit of a fighter.

הסירוב שלו להיכנע מדגים בצורה מושלמת את הרוח האמיתית של לוחם.

לְהִתְפַּשֵּׁרv. - lehitpasher

The two leaders' unwillingness to back down deadlocked negotiations for weeks.

חוסר הרצון של שני המנהיגים להתפשר עצר את המשא ומתן במשך שבועות.

לָסֶגֶת - lasseget

He tends to back down whenever someone challenges him with solid evidence.

הוא נוהג לסגת בכל פעם שמישהו מאתגר אותו בראיות מוצקות.

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Other translations for back down:

  • חֲזָרָה לַמַּטָּה

back down: Examples and translations in context

The scandal only came to light because the fourth estate refused to back down.

הפרשה נחשפה רק משום שהרשות הרביעית סירבה לוותר ולהרים ידיים.

It was gutless to back down from the challenge without even trying.

זה היה חוסר אומץ לוותר על האתגר בלי לנסות אפילו.

His cornering stance at the negotiation table made it clear he wouldn't back down.

עמדתו הפינתית בשולחן המשא ומתן הבהירה שהוא לא מתכוון לוותר.

The negotiator had to back down when the demands became too unreasonable.

המתווך נאלץ לוותר כאשר הדרישות הפכו לבלתי סבירות.

They urged him to back down for the sake of team unity.

הם דחקו בו לוותר למען אחדות הצוות.

They promised to remain firm and not back down during negotiations.

הם הבטיחו לא לסגת ולא לוותר במהלך המשא ומתן.

I'm here to ask you one last time to back down.

אני כאן בשביל לבקש ממך פעם אחרונה לוותר.

She aimed for the top spot and wasn't going to back down easily.

היא שואפת למקום הראשון ולא מתכוונת לוותר בקלות.

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