ritrattarsi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
Senses
ritrattarsi is used for these senses in English:
- backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
- eat one's words (figuratively) To regret or retract what one has said.
backpedal — full definition
- verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- verb To step backwards.
- verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.