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backfiring
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/ˈbækˌfaɪərɪŋ/
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/ˈbækˌfaɪrɪŋ/
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backfiring
noun
backfirings
pl
Traduzioni
retour de flamme
Sens 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.
pétarade
Sens 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.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
rebound
counterproductive outcome
setback
blowback
repercussion
backfiring
gerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbækˌfaɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˈbækˌfaɪrɪŋ/
Traduzioni
pétaradant
Sens 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-productif
Sens 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.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
boomeranging
undermining
failing
misfiring
self-defeating
counterproductive
backfire
verb
backfiring
Gerund
backfired
Past Simple
backfired
Past Participle
backfiring
Gerund
UK
/ˈbækˌfaɪə/
US
/ˈbækˌfaɪr/
Traduzioni
se retourner contre
Sens 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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
faire un retour de flamme
Sens mécanique ; emploi surtout en contexte automobile.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
boomerang
fail
misfire
rebound
backlash
backfire
noun
Definizioni
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.
backfire
adjective
Definizioni
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.
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