desandar

v.

1 to go back over (camino).

desandar lo andado to retrace one's steps; to go back to square one (figurative)

2 to retrace, to tread back, to backtrack, to go back over.

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desandar

Conjugation model [ANDAR], like {{link=andar}}andar

► verbo transitivo

1 to go back over, retrace

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desandar lo andado to retrace one's steps

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VT

desandar lo andado, desandar el camino — to retrace one's steps

no se puede desandar lo andado — what's done can't be undone

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verbo transitivo

tuvo que desandar el camino recorrido — he had to retrace his steps

desandar lo andado — to go back to square one

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= retrace.

Ex. This trek provides an opportunity to authentically retrace part of his route of exploration.

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* desandar lo andado = go back to + square one, go back on + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

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verbo transitivo

tuvo que desandar el camino recorrido — he had to retrace his steps

desandar lo andado — to go back to square one

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= retrace.

Ex: This trek provides an opportunity to authentically retrace part of his route of exploration.

* desandar lo andado = go back to + square one, go back on + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

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desandar [A24 ]

vt

tuvo que desandar el camino recorrido he had to retrace his steps o go back the way he'd come

desandar lo andado to go back to square one

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desandar vt

[camino] to go back over;

tuve que desandar 2 kilómetros I had to go back 2 kilometres;

desandar lo andado to retrace one's steps;

Fig to go back to square one

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desandar

v/t

:

desandar el camino retrace one’s steps;

desandar lo andado fig go back to square one

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desandar {6} vt

: to go back, to return to the starting point