Caută
Selectați limba dicționarului
to backfire
01
a avea un efect contrar, a se întoarce împotrivă
to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended
Intransitive
Exemple
His attempt to prank his friend backfired when she turned the tables on him.
Încercarea lui de a-i face o farsă prietenului său a avut efect invers când ea a întors situația împotriva lui.
02
contraincendiu, aprinde un foc controlat
to intentionally start a small fire in order to control or prevent the spread of a larger fire
Intransitive
Exemple
The firefighters decided to backfire to contain the wildfire before it spread further.
Pompierii au decis să folosească contrafoc pentru a limita incendiul înainte ca acesta să se extindă mai departe.
03
pocni, avea o defecțiune
(of a vehicle or its engine) to experience an explosion in the engine or exhaust system due to improper timing, causing a loud noise or malfunction
Intransitive
Exemple
The old car backfired when I tried to start it this morning.
Mașina veche a pocnit când am încercat să o pornesc în această dimineață.
Backfire
01
an action or plan that produces the opposite effect or unintended negative consequences
Exemple
The policy turned out to be a backfire for the government.
02
backfire, explozie în motor
a loud, sudden explosion of unburned fuel in the engine or exhaust system
Exemple
The old car occasionally experienced a backfire when starting up.
Vechea mașină a cunoscut ocazional un backfire la pornire.
03
the backward release of gases and unburned powder after firing a gun
Exemple
The rifle 's backfire startled everyone at the shooting range.
04
a fire set intentionally to burn vegetation ahead of a wildfire, creating a barrier
Exemple
Firefighters used a backfire to stop the wildfire from spreading.
