stab in the back

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

stab in the back (plural stabs in the back)

1. An act of betrayal or treachery

Translations

Act of betrayal

• Danish: kniv i ryggen
• Finnish: selkään puukotus, selkään puukottaminen
• French: trahison (fr) f
• Italian: colpire alle spalle
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• Portuguese: facada nas costsa f
• Spanish: puñalada trapera f
• Swedish: hugg i ryggen (sv) n

Verb

stab in the back (third-person singular simple present stabs in the back, present participle stabbing in the back, simple past and past participle stabbed in the back)

1. (idiomatic) To betray (somebody).

Translations

To betray somebody

• Azerbaijani: kürəyə xəncər sancmaq, kürəyə xəncər saplamaq
• Danish: falde i ryggen
• Finnish: puukottaa selkään
• German: in den Rücken fallen (de)
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• Hungarian: hátba szúr
• Spanish: coger por la espalda, dejar mal, atacar por la espalda
• Swedish: hugga i ryggen