English → French
backwards
[ˈbækwədz]adverb
1) (in a reverse direction) [walk, crawl] à reculons; [lean, step, fall] en arrière
to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos
to move backwards — reculer
to travel backwards and forwards — faire la navette (between entre)
to walk backwards and forwards — faire des allées et venues;
2) (starting from the end) [count] à rebours; [play, wind] à l'envers
3) (the wrong way round)
to put something on backwards — mettre quelque chose à l'envers
you've got it all backwards! — tu as tout mélangé!
4) (thoroughly)
to know something backwards — connaître quelque chose par coeur