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backfire meaning in Spanish

EnglishSpanish
backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires] (fail)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪr]

jugar una mala pasadaverb

salir el tiro por la culataverb

tener contraefectoverb

tener efecto retroactivoverb

tener el efecto contrarioverb

back fire (controlled fire)
noun

contrafuegonoun
{m}

back fire (explosion of a combustion engine)
noun

deflagración de escapenoun
{f}