Etymology[edit]
The element bakzeil was borrowed from English back a sail.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑk.sɛi̯l ˈɦaː.lə(n)/
bakzeil halen
- (nautical) to back a sail
- (figurative) to let one's demands fall, to compromise or to retreat
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of
bakzeil halen: see
halen.
