move back

[/muːv bæk/]

verb (phrasal verb)

voltar para trás; mudar-se de volta

1. to return to a previous location or residence

After living in New York for five years, she decided to move back to her hometown.

Depois de viver em Nova York por cinco anos, ela decidiu voltar para sua cidade natal.

2. to step or shift backward in space or position

Can everyone please move back so we can see the screen?

Todos podem se afastar um pouco para que possamos ver a tela?

3. to postpone or reschedule to an earlier date

The meeting has been moved back to next Tuesday.

A reunião foi adiada para a próxima terça-feira.

NYC Slang

fall back; go back

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

voltar para trás; mudar-se de volta

most common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

voltar pra trás

informal contraction with 'pra' commonly used

São Paulo

voltar; se mudar de volta

standard usage, similar to general Brazilian

Portugal

recuar; voltar para trás; mudar-se de volta

recuar is more commonly used for physical movement backward

move back in time

move back to square one

move back home

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