"back off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

Audio: En-au-back off.ogg
  1. Se retirer.
    Sense id: fr-back_off-en-verb--WQvGNy7
  2. Devenir moins agressif. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-back_off-en-verb-YFJmYvlM Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (se retirer): back down, pull back, recede, recoil, relent, retire, retreat, withdraw

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