Hvernig á að dæma "backfire"

• "backfire" fram á Enska.

Merkingar og skilgreiningar á "backfire"

Noun

the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

Samheiti:

• blowback
• backfire

Noun

a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

Samheiti:

• backfire

Noun

a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

Samheiti:

• backfire

Noun

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Samheiti:

• backfire
• boomerang

Verb

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

Samheiti:

• backfire
• backlash
• recoil

Verb

emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"

Samheiti:

• backfire

Verb

set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Samheiti:

• backfire