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backward and forward

/ˈbækwəd ənd ˈfɔːrwəd/

Tradução: Expressão idiomática que indica movimento repetido em direções opostas (para trás e para frente) ou conhecimento completo e profundo de algo.

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/ˈbækwəd ənd ˈfɔːrwəd/B2informal
  • ptExpressão idiomática que indica movimento repetido em direções opostas (para trás e para frente) ou conhecimento completo e profundo de algo.

An idiomatic expression meaning to move repeatedly in opposite directions, or to know something thoroughly and in great detail.

  1. Thoroughly or completelyB2informalamerican

    To know something very well, in every detail.

    ptDe cabo a rabo

    • He knows the city backward and forward.
    • She knows the script backward and forward.
    • I know this system backward and forward.
  2. Movement in both directionsB1formal

    Moving repeatedly in one direction and then the opposite direction.

    ptMovimento em ambas as direções

    • The pendulum swung backward and forward.
    • He paced backward and forward in the waiting room.
    • The boat rocked backward and forward on the waves.