backfiring

UK
/ˈbækˌfaɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˈbækˌfaɪrɪŋ/
backfiringsubstantiv
backfirings
Pl.
Übersetzungen
retour de flammeSens figuré : effet contraire et indésirable d’une action ou d’un plan.
The backfiring of their marketing strategy surprised the entire team.
Le retour de flamme de leur stratégie marketing a surpris toute l’équipe.
pétaradeSens mécanique : bruit sec provoqué par des explosions de carburant non brûlé dans l’échappement.
The old car startled pedestrians with its frequent backfiring as it drove down the street.
La vieille voiture effrayait les piétons avec ses fréquentes pétarades en remontant la rue.
Definitionen
The act or instance of a plan or action having an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended.
The backfiring of their marketing strategy surprised the entire team.
A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the exhaust system of a vehicle.
The old car startled pedestrians with its frequent backfiring as it drove down the street.
Synonyme
counterproductive outcome
backfiringgerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈbækˌfaɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˈbækˌfaɪrɪŋ/
Übersetzungen
pétaradantSens mécanique : qui produit des pétarades dans l’échappement.
The mechanic fixed the backfiring engine before the road test.
Le mécanicien a réparé le moteur pétaradant avant l’essai sur route.
contre-productifSens figuré : qui produit l’effet inverse de celui recherché.
Their backfiring campaign damaged the brand’s reputation.
Leur campagne contre-productive a nui à la réputation de la marque.
Definitionen
Experiencing or causing an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended.
Their backfiring campaign damaged the brand’s reputation.
Emitting loud explosive pops of unburned fuel in the exhaust system.
The mechanic fixed the backfiring engine before the road test.
backfireverb

backfiring

Gerundium

backfired
Präteritum
backfired
Partizip Perfekt
backfiring
Gerundium
UK
/ˈbækˌfaɪə/
US
/ˈbækˌfaɪr/
Übersetzungen
se retourner contreSens figuré ; se dit d’une action ou d’un plan.
The plan to cut costs backfired, leading to even higher expenses.
Le plan de réduction des coûts s’est retourné contre eux, entraînant des dépenses encore plus élevées.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
faire un retour de flammeSens mécanique ; emploi surtout en contexte automobile.
Definitionen
To have the opposite effect to what was intended.
The plan to cut costs backfired, leading to even higher expenses.
To produce a loud noise as a result of a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of a vehicle.
The old car backfired loudly as it struggled up the hill.
backfiresubstantiv
Definitionen
A sudden loud explosive sound produced when unburned fuel ignites in the intake or exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine.
There was a sharp backfire as the motorcycle sped past.
An outcome of an action or plan that produces the opposite or a worse effect than was intended.
Their attempt to discredit the opposition turned into a spectacular backfire.
backfireadjektiv
Definitionen
Attributive: Relating to or caused by an action that produces the opposite effect than intended; counterproductive.
The researchers examined the backfire effect in political communication.