back and forth
Adverb
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Adverb
- From one place to another and back again.
- French: aller-retour, va-et-vient
- German: hin und her
- Italian: avanti e indietro
- Portuguese: para frente e para trás, para lá e para cá
- Russian: туда́ и обра́тно
- Spanish: de acá para allá, de ceca en meca
back and forth (not comparable)
- Going from one place or position to another and back again.
- The back and forth movement of the tide causes erosion of the coastline.
- Italian: avanti e indietro
back and forth
- The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.
- Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog.
- (negotiations) tug of war
- French: va-et-vient
- German: Hin und Her
- Italian: andirivieni, viavai
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