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Meanings of fall back in English

Spanish
perder

Retreat.

perder
Portuguese
recorrer

Have recourse to.

recorrer

Go back to bad behavior.

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

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Examples for "lag"
Examples for "lag"
1
Patient care practices often lag behind current scientific evidence and professional guidelines.
Pubmed
2
Most African countries lag behind in this regard, so intervention is required.
The South African
3
The Re-Timer is said to be able to help fight jet lag.
BBC
4
You've got a really incredible case of culture lag, you know it?
The drawing of the three
5
Australian authorities have faced similar questions about the lag in their response.
Radio NZ
1
I go into a few more shops: I dawdle over some china.
Nancy: A Novel
2
It wasn't a quick process, but I tried not to dawdle, either.
Proven guilty
3
The last customers dawdle out with a grunt intended for a salutation.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
4
Five minutes ago he seemed willing enough to dawdle on till midnight.
Nancy: A Novel
5
It is after four, but we'll have time if we don't dawdle.
Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great Ci...
Usage of fall back in English
1
Not purchase of land whose water rights don't fall back that far.
A nose for justice
2
Leicester fall back to try protect their lead and Wolves surge forward.
The Guardian
3
We may continue to fall back on our need for an enemy.
The Guardian
4
Feb. 11-Russiansfall back in Mazurian Lake district; they still hold Czernowitz.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
5
We need to be prepared to fall back on inner defenses, General.
Imperfect Sword
6
She started to fall back asleep, the coming blackness a welcome friend.
Caliban's War
7
These days, I can fall back on my experiences to help me.
The Guardian
8
I expected or intended gradually to fall back into Lay Communion; 4.
Apologia pro Vita Sua
9
But fall back, I would ride alone; rejoin the others and follow.
Cinq Mars — Volume 2
10
Our only response is to fall back on our sense of citizenship.
The Guardian
11
Here, again, we fall back upon our actual experience in reclamation work.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
12
These troops were to fall back if the enemy appeared in force.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals / As Seen From the Ranks Durin...
13
If things don't go well, we may need somewhere to fall back.
Dead beat
14
He notes that Greece has financial assets it can fall back on.
The Guardian
15
With an oath Martin let the pistol fall back into the holster.
The Brown Mask
16
She looked round and smiled; he beckoned to her to fall back.
Venetia
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Translations for fall back
Portuguese
recorrer
Fall back through the time
Fall back across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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