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Summary

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backfire:
- Wiktionary:
  backfire → avoir l'effet inverse, se retourner contre
- Synonyms for "backfire":
  blowback; explosion; detonation; blowup
  fire
  boomerang; miscalculation; misreckoning; misestimation
  backlash; recoil; happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place
  make noise; resound; noise
  burn; fire; burn down

English

Detailed Translations for backfire from English to French

backfire: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

back: dos; dossier; inverse; en arrière; rétrograde; à contresens; en marche arrière; côté arrière; défendre; encore; arrière; défenseur; de nouveau; à nouveau; de retour; en retour; derechef; encore une fois; servir; aider; soigner; assister; dépanner; secourir; seconder; rendre service; tendre la main; être au service de; être utile à; prêter son aide; venir en aide de; être serviable; montrer de l'obligeance; il y a; voilà; auparavant; autrefois; jadis; plus tôt; précédemment; anciennement; antérieurement; dans le temps; financer
fire: renvoyer; feu; incendie; tirer; décharger; ouvrir le feu; faire du tir; poêle; chauffage; radiateur; petit poêle; chasse; meurtre; tirs; licencier; congédier; débaucher; démettre; dégommer; mettre au rancart; jeter dehors; mettre sur le pavé; passion; ardeur; ferveur; fougue; pulsion sexuelle; incendier; se consumer; petit radiateur; petit chauffage; réduire en cendres; brûler complètement; dévaster par le feu; être détruit par un incendie; foyer; promouvoir; favoriser; inspirer; exciter; attiser; applaudir; ranimer; acclamer; stimuler; vivifier; enthousiasmer; ovationner; donner du courage; animer quelqu'un
Back: Retour

backfire:

Translation Matrix for backfire:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	blowback; boomerang
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	backlash; recoil

Synonyms for "backfire":

blowback; explosion; detonation; blowup
fire
boomerang; miscalculation; misreckoning; misestimation
backlash; recoil; happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place
make noise; resound; noise
burn; fire; burn down

Related Definitions for "backfire":

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker¹
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path¹
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine¹
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired¹
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire¹
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire¹
- My old car backfires all the time¹
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect¹
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble¹

Wiktionary Translations for backfire:

backfire

verb

fail
- backfire → avoir l'effet inverse; se retourner contre

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