backwater

1. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.

   подпо́рpodpór, за́водьzávodʹ

   a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

2. (figuratively, idiomatic, usually)A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.

   Near-synonyms: (place) jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk; see also Thesaurus:remote place

   an academic backwater

   Kaff, Dorf

   засто́йzastój, захолу́стьеzaxolústʹje, глушьglušʹ

   звідкілясьzvidkiljasʹ, хтозна-звідкиxtozna-zvidky, чортзна-деčortzna-de

3. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water

   гребок m навстре́чуgrebok

4. Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.

1. Tom lives in a backwater area.

   ruТом живёт в захолустье.

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2. I grew up in a backwater.

   ruЯ вырос в захолустье.

   deIch bin in einem Kaff aufgewachsen.

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3. Tom and Mary live in a backwater part of the country.

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4. A slough is a swamp or shallow lake system, usually a backwater to a larger body of water.

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5. After his successes in America, the boss put him in a backwater for fear of being overtaken by him.

   deNach seinen Erfolgen in Amerika schob ihn sein Chef aufs Abstellgleis ab, aus Angst, von ihm überholt zu werden.

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