climb down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de descendre d'une position plus élevée ou, au sens figuré, de reculer par rapport à une opinion ou une position affirmée.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of descending from a higher position, or metaphorically, to retreat from a stated opinion or position.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Descend physicallyformal

   To move downwards from a higher position, often using hands and feet.

   descendre

   • The firefighter climbed down the ladder carefully.
   • She climbed down from the tree after picking the apples.
   • He climbed down the steep cliff to reach the beach.

   Synonymesalightcome downdescenddismountget downgo downlower oneself

   Antonymesascendclimbmountrise

2. Retreat from a positioninformalbritish

   To admit you were wrong or to change your opinion in an argument, often to avoid conflict.

   reculer (dans une argumentation)

   • The politician was forced to climb down after the public backlash.
   • He refused to climb down from his strong stance on the issue.
   • The company climbed down from its initial demands during the negotiations.

   Synonymesback downbacktrackcave inconcederetractyield

   Antonymesinsistmaintainpersist

Verbe de baseclimb