desdecirse

desdecirse

► verbo pronominal

1 to go back on one's word, recant

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VPR to go back on what one has said

desdecirse de algo — to go back on sth

desdecirse de una promesa — to go back on a promise

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= go back on, retract, backpedal [back-pedal].

Ex. The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex. This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex. It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.

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* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

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= go back on, retract, backpedal [back-pedal].

Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.

* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

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■desdecirse verbo reflexivo to go back on one's word: se declaró culpable, pero más tarde se desdijo, he declared himself guilty, but afterwards he went back on his word

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vpr

to go back on one's word;

desdecirse de to go back on;

rápidamente se desdijo de sus críticas he quickly withdrew his criticisms

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desdecirse

v/r

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desdecirse de algo withdraw o retract sth

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vr

1) contradecirse: to contradict oneself

2) retractarse: to go back on one's word