English-Spanish translations for back out

• dar marcha atrás
• desdecirse
• echarse atrás
• retractarse
  Se alcance un acuerdo o no, la Unión Europea no debe retractarse de su intención de eliminar las subvenciones a la exportación para 2015. Whether or not an agreement is reached, the EU must not back out of its intention to abolish export subsidies by 2015.

Definition of back out

• To reverse from a confined space
• To withdraw from something one has agreed to do
• To dare to not withdraw from a challenge
• To bet on someone losing
• To undo (a change
• To exit a mode or function

Examples

• He backed out of the garage.
• She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
• I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.
• I chose that menu option by accident, so I pressed Escape to back out.

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• background colour
• Red-backed Mousebird
• White-backed Mousebird
• humpback grouper
• back country sport
• Golden-backed Mountain Tanager
• you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
• you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
• double back