backtalk
backtalk · backtalks · backtalked · backtalking
пререкаться, препираться
To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent mannerTo respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
UK/ˈbæk.tɔːk/US/ˈbæk.tɔk/
» I don't want to hear any backtalk.
Ich will keine Widerrede hören!
Meaning
1 sensesTo respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.
пререка́тьсяprerekátʹsja, препира́тьсяprepirátʹsja
Examples
2 sentencesI don't want to hear any backtalk.
deIch will keine Widerrede hören!
Sami was backtalking his manager.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
disputatively or sarcastically respond:
Origin
From back + talk.From back + talk.
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Forms
backtalks, backtalking, backtalked, backtalked| Base form | backtalk · to backtalk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backtalks |
| Present participle | backtalking |
| Past simple | backtalked |
| Past participle | backtalked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbacktalker
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle