English-German translations for back and forth

• hin und her
  Da wird hin und her über Grenzen geschoben. It is simply pushed back and forth across borders.
  Herrn Sarkozy sage ich: Wir müssen damit aufhören, dass das Parlament zwischen Brüssel und Straßburg hin und her reist. To Mr Sarkozy, I say: we have to put a stop to Parliament travelling back and forth between Brussels and Strasbourg.
  Dieses schwere Dossier pendelt nunmehr seit über zwei Jahren zwischen dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Ministerrat hin und her. This weighty issue has shuttled back and forth between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers for over two years now.
• Hin und Her das
  Da wird hin und her über Grenzen geschoben. It is simply pushed back and forth across borders.
  Herrn Sarkozy sage ich: Wir müssen damit aufhören, dass das Parlament zwischen Brüssel und Straßburg hin und her reist. To Mr Sarkozy, I say: we have to put a stop to Parliament travelling back and forth between Brussels and Strasbourg.
  Dieses schwere Dossier pendelt nunmehr seit über zwei Jahren zwischen dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Ministerrat hin und her. This weighty issue has shuttled back and forth between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers for over two years now.

Definition of back and forth

• From one place to another and back again
• Going from one place or position to another and back again
• The movement forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing
• Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog

Examples

• The back and forth movement of the tide causes erosion of the coastline.

Related words

• back handspring
• backwards and forwards
• you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
• pace back and forth
• you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
• swap back and forth
• back of the hand
• hand back
• back of hand