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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / martial and sexual therapy | | English term or phrase: back someone off | | “Where’d you learn to back someone off by making her feel insecure rather than by stating your position?” |
| | | intimidar a alguien | Explanation:
back off Verb
desistir, echar atrás, echarse atrás, abandonar causa, intimidarse, retirarse, retirarse como el cangrejo; Synonyms: back out, cease, desist, give up, cry off, flinch, hang back, claudicate; Remove oneself from an obligation. Ann backed off when she saw him, Ana se echó atrás al verlo.
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved.
retroceder, alejarse retrocediendo, recular; Synonyms: back out, draw back, turn back, back, back away, back up, bear back, move back, pull back; Move backwards from a certain position. The bully had to back down.
hacer retroceder; Synonyms: move back, beat back, drive back, force back, push back, set back, thrust back
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Note added at 5 días (2009-04-01 16:49:44 GMT) Post-grading
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8 hrs confidence:   obligar a alguien a ceder / desistir /// hacer cambiar a alguien de postura / opinión
Explanation:
Entiendo que el objetivo no es intimidar al otro sino hacer que el ceda. La intimidación sería en todo caso el medio utilizado para que se sienta inseguro y cambie de postura, en lugar de intentar convencerle con razones.
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +6 intimidar a alguien
Explanation:
back off Verb
desistir, echar atrás, echarse atrás, abandonar causa, intimidarse, retirarse, retirarse como el cangrejo; Synonyms: back out, cease, desist, give up, cry off, flinch, hang back, claudicate; Remove oneself from an obligation. Ann backed off when she saw him, Ana se echó atrás al verlo.
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved.
retroceder, alejarse retrocediendo, recular; Synonyms: back out, draw back, turn back, back, back away, back up, bear back, move back, pull back; Move backwards from a certain position. The bully had to back down.
hacer retroceder; Synonyms: move back, beat back, drive back, force back, push back, set back, thrust back
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Note added at 5 días (2009-04-01 16:49:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Mike
| MariCarmen Pizarro
Local time: 16:41
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Native speaker of:  Spanish
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