climb down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a descida de uma posição mais elevada ou, em sentido figurado, recuar de uma opinião ou posição assumida.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Descend physicallyformal

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

   Descer

   • 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.

   Sinônimosalightcome downdescenddismountget downgo downlower oneself

   Antônimosascendclimbmountrise

2. Retreat from a positioninformalbritish

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

   Voltar atrás

   • 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.

   Sinônimosback downbacktrackcave inconcederetractyield

   Antônimosinsistmaintainpersist

Verbo baseclimb