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voltar atrás meaning in English

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voltar atrás verb

back down(to take less aggressive position)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk daʊn] [US: ˈbæk ˈdaʊn]

backflip(to completely reverse a policy or opinion)
verb
[UK: bˈakflɪp] [US: bˈækflɪp]

backpedal [backpedalled, backpedalling, backpedals](to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)
verb
[UK: ˌbæk.ˈped.l̩] [US: ˈbæk.ˌped.l̩]

renege [reneged, reneging, reneges](break a promise or commitment)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈneɪɡ] [US: rə.ˈnɪɡ]