"пойти на попятную" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Russian]

IPA: [pɐjˈtʲi nə‿pɐˈpʲatnʊjʊ] Forms: пойти́ на попя́тную [canonical], pojtí na popjátnuju [romanization], идти́ на попя́тную [imperfective]
Etymology: Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”. Alteration of пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj). Overtook пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj) in usage in the second half of the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)}} “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”, {{lit|to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)}} Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)” Head templates: {{ru-verb|пойти́ на попя́тную|pf|impf=идти́ на попя́тную}} пойти́ на попя́тную • (pojtí na popjátnuju) pf (imperfective идти́ на попя́тную) Inflection templates: {{ru-conj-verb-see|пойти́}}
  1. (literary) to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word Tags: literary Synonyms: отказа́ться, отступи́ть, отступи́ться, пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj) [uncommon]
    Sense id: en-пойти_на_попятную-ru-verb-dFEPkp1w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)"
      },
      "expansion": "“to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”. Alteration of пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj). Overtook пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj) in usage in the second half of the 20th century.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "пойти́ на попя́тную",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pojtí na popjátnuju",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "идти́ на попя́тную",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "пойти́ на попя́тную",
        "2": "pf",
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      },
      "expansion": "пойти́ на попя́тную • (pojtí na popjátnuju) pf (imperfective идти́ на попя́тную)",
      "name": "ru-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "пойти́"
      },
      "name": "ru-conj-verb-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At the very last moment, the president reversed course.",
          "roman": "V sámyj poslédnij momént prezidént pošól na popjátnuju.",
          "text": "В са́мый после́дний моме́нт президе́нт пошёл на попя́тную.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word"
      ],
      "id": "en-пойти_на_попятную-ru-verb-dFEPkp1w",
      "links": [
        [
          "back down",
          "back down"
        ],
        [
          "back out",
          "back out"
        ],
        [
          "backtrack",
          "backtrack"
        ],
        [
          "backpedal",
          "backpedal"
        ],
        [
          "reverse course",
          "reverse course"
        ],
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ],
        [
          "go back on",
          "go back on"
        ],
        [
          "word",
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        "(literary) to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "отказа́ться"
        },
        {
          "word": "отступи́ть"
        },
        {
          "word": "отступи́ться"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pojtí na popjátnyj",
          "tags": [
            "uncommon"
          ],
          "word": "пойти́ на попя́тный"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɐjˈtʲi nə‿pɐˈpʲatnʊjʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "пойти на попятную"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "“to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”",
      "name": "lit"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "пойти́ на попя́тную",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pojtí na popjátnuju",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "идти́ на попя́тную",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "пойти́ на попя́тную",
        "2": "pf",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "пойти́"
      },
      "name": "ru-conj-verb-see"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian literary terms",
        "Russian multiword terms",
        "Russian perfective verbs",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with usage examples",
        "Russian verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At the very last moment, the president reversed course.",
          "roman": "V sámyj poslédnij momént prezidént pošól na popjátnuju.",
          "text": "В са́мый после́дний моме́нт президе́нт пошёл на попя́тную.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word"
      ],
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        [
          "back down",
          "back down"
        ],
        [
          "back out",
          "back out"
        ],
        [
          "backtrack",
          "backtrack"
        ],
        [
          "backpedal",
          "backpedal"
        ],
        [
          "reverse course",
          "reverse course"
        ],
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ],
        [
          "go back on",
          "go back on"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "отказа́ться"
        },
        {
          "word": "отступи́ть"
        },
        {
          "word": "отступи́ться"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɐjˈtʲi nə‿pɐˈpʲatnʊjʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "pojtí na popjátnyj",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "пойти́ на попя́тный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "пойти на попятную"
}

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