English → Spanish
backward
/AmE ˈbækwərd 
, BrE ˈbakwəd /
A
adjective
1 (before noun) ‹movement/somersault› hacia atrás
without so much as a backward glance sin ni siquiera una mirada atrás
that would be a backward step eso sería un paso atrás
2 () ‹child› retrasado ()
3 ‹nation/community› atrasado
4
she's/he's not exactly backward in coming forward es muy echada/echado p'alante ()
B
(British) backwards adverb
2 (back first) ‹run/walk› hacia atrás
3 (back to front, in reverse order) al revés
you've done it all backward lo has hecho todo al revés
you've put your sweater on backward (US) te has puesto el suéter al revés
Idioms
to bend over backwards
to bend or lean over backward hacer lo imposible;
I've bent over backward to help you he hecho lo imposible por ayudarte
backward(s) and forward(s)
he worked the lever backward(s) and forward(s) le dio a la palanca para atrás y para adelante;
the door was swinging backward(s) and forward(s) in the wind la puerta se mecía con el viento;
I've been going backward(s) and forward(s) all day between the house and the hospital me he pasado el día de acá para allá or para arriba y para abajo entre la casa y el hospital;
(before noun): backward-and-forward movement movimiento m de vaivén