go backward

[/ɡoʊ ˈbækwərd/]

verb

ir para trás

1. to move in reverse direction; to move toward the rear

The car went backward into the parking space.

O carro foi para trás para entrar no espaço de estacionamento.

2. to regress; to make less progress or decline

The project went backward after the budget cuts.

O projeto regrediu após os cortes orçamentários.

3. to move or develop in reverse temporal order

Let's go backward in time to understand the origins.

Vamos voltar no tempo para entender as origens.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ir para trás

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

dar ré

colloquial, especially for vehicles

São Paulo

ir para trás

standard usage

Portugal

ir para trás

standard usage, also 'recuar'

go backward in time

go backward and forward

can't go backward

there's no going backward

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