verb🔗ShareRetroceder, recaerTo regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state."He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide."Se sintió mejor por un rato, antes de que su condición comenzara a retroceder.tendencyactionnegativeconditioncharactermoralbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEludir la responsabilidad, retractarseTo shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments."Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002"Los países ricos están eludiendo su compromiso de acordar nuevas medidas de la OMC para ayudar a las personas de los países pobres a acceder a medicamentos asequibles. — Comunicado de prensa de Oxfam, 24 de junio de 2002moralcharacteractiontendencyattitudebusinessvaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecaídaAn occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense"After months of sobriety, his backsliding last weekend, when he had a few drinks at the party, worried his family. "Después de meses de sobriedad, su recaída el fin de semana pasado, cuando tomó unas copas en la fiesta, preocupó a su familia.moralreligioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRecidivante, retrocediendoSliding back"His backsliding grades worried his parents. "Sus calificaciones retrocediendo preocuparon a sus padres.tendencyactionmoralattitudereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading