arretrare — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
• backtrack verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
• retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.

Senses

arretrare is used for these senses in English:

• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• backtrack To retrace one's steps.
• retreat (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. verb To step backwards.
3. verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

backtrack — full definition

1. verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
2. verb To reverse or withdraw an earlier statement, promise, or position.

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