zurücktreten — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
• resign verb To formally give up a job or position.

Senses

zurücktreten is used for these senses in English:

• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
• stand back (intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler
• step down (intransitive, idiomatic) To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
2. verb To walk or move backwards.
3. verb To withdraw from something you said or believed earlier.

resign — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a job or position.
2. verb To accept an unwelcome situation as unavoidable (usually "resign oneself").

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