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merriam webster
to turn back
para dar marcha atrás
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to, turn, back.

turn verb

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turned, has turned, is turning, turns
girar, voltear, volver; dar vueltas; doblar, dar una vuelta; darle vuelta a, hacer girar; dislocar, torcer; hacerse, volverse, ponerse; revolver (el estómago); agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche); convertir; tornear (en carpintería)

Example sentences of
turn verb

  • He turned the key and opened the door.
  • She slowly turned the doorknob.
  • Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.
  • Someone turned the switch and the lights came on.
  • They turned and walked away.
  • She turned to leave—but stopped.
  • He turned aside to let me pass.
  • The patient turned onto his side.
  • The photographer asked her to turn slightly to her left.
  • He turned himself around to see the back of his shirt in the mirror.

back noun

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backs
espalda (de un ser humano), lomo (de un animal); respaldo (de una silla), espalda (de ropa); reverso, dorso, revés; fondo, parte de atrás; defensa (en deportes)

Example sentences of
back noun

  • She was carrying her little daughter on her back.
  • She has a pain in the small of her back.
  • I slapped him on his back to congratulate him.
  • She stabbed him in the back.
  • He was handcuffed with his hands behind his back.
  • a bird with a spotted back
  • riding on the back of a horse
  • a comfortable chair with a padded back

Synonyms of
back noun