ne pas insister

Französisch - Englisch

Definition von ne pas insister im Französisch Englisch wörterbuch

back off

To lower the setting of

Could you back off the volume a bit? It's really loud.

To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act

I was going to sue, until my legal advisors told me to back off.

To move backwards away from something

I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.

move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

give up on, withdraw from -, abandon

remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

If you back off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if you back off it, you withdraw it. A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference The union has publicly backed off that demand

If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight. They backed off in horror

Silbentrennung

ne pas in·sist·er