backward

towards the back or behind; in a direction opposite to that which is normal, expected, or usual

hacia atrás, hacia el fondo, en sentido contrario

• backward movement

Collocations move backward · look backward

• He moved his chair backward.

  Él movió su silla hacia atrás.

relating to a person who is not developing or learning as well as other people of the same age; relating to something that is becoming worse rather than better

retrogrado, en retroceso, rezagado

• backward child
• backward step

Collocations backward in school · take a backward step

• The company is taking a backward step by firing its best employees.

  La empresa está dando un paso atrás al despedir a sus mejores empleados.

relating to the past; not modern or advanced

antiguo, de épocas pasadas, retrógrado

• backward times

Collocations backward thinking · backward society

• The village is stuck in backward times.

  El pueblo está atrapado en épocas pasadas.

relating to the beginning of a language or an earlier form of it; not modern or advanced

arcaico, antiguo, primitivo

• backward forms

Collocations backward language · backward dialect

• The backward form of the word is rarely used today.

  La forma antigua de la palabra rara vez se usa hoy en día.

moving in a direction opposite to that which is normal, expected, or usual; going backwards

retroceder, dar marcha atrás, moverse hacia atrás

• backward motion

Collocations backward movement · backward direction

• The car made a sudden backward motion.

  El coche hizo un movimiento súbito hacia atrás.

relating to the direction of movement or rotation that is opposite to normal; relating to a force acting in this direction

retrogrado, en sentido contrario, inverso

• backward force

Collocations backward rotation · backward thrust

• The backward force of the explosion pushed him away.

  La fuerza en sentido contrario de la explosión lo empujó hacia atrás.

relating to a technology that is not modern or advanced; old-fashioned

obsoleto, anticuado, arcaico

• backward technology

Collocations backward software · backward hardware

• The company is still using backward technology.

  La empresa sigue utilizando tecnología anticuada.

written or printed from right to left, as in some languages such as Arabic and Hebrew

de derecha a izquierda, en sentido contrario

• backward script

Collocations backward writing · backward text

• The book is written in a backward script.

  El libro está escrito en un alfabeto de derecha a izquierda.