backfire

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
 * 2)  To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
 * 3)  To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

Translations

 * Danish: give bagslag
 * Dutch:, averechts werken
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: se retourner contre, avoir l'effet inverse,, contrecoup subi
 * German: ,
 * Italian: avere effetto contrario
 * Portuguese:, sair o tiro pela culatra
 * Russian: приводи́ть к обра́тным результа́там, привести́ к обра́тным результа́там
 * Serbo-Croatian:, obiti se o glavu
 * Spanish:, tener el efecto contrario, tener efecto retroactivo, tener contraefecto, jugar una mala pasada
 * Swedish: slå slint

Noun



 * 1) A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
 * 2)  An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
 * 3) An explosion in other equipment.
 * 1) An explosion in other equipment.
 * 1) An explosion in other equipment.