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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to go onto the reverse (path, way etc.)”. Alteration of пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj). Overtook пойти́ на попя́тный (pojtí na popjátnyj) in usage in the second half of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Verb
пойти́ на попя́тную • (pojtí na popjátnuju) pf (imperfective идти́ на попя́тную)
- (literary) to back down, to back out, to backtrack, to backpedal, to reverse course, to fold, to compromise, to go back on one's word
- Synonyms: отказа́ться (otkazátʹsja), отступи́ть (otstupítʹ), отступи́ться (otstupítʹsja)
- В са́мый после́дний моме́нт президе́нт пошёл на попя́тную. ― V sámyj poslédnij momént prezidént pošól na popjátnuju. ― At the very last moment, the president reversed course.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
пойти на попятную: see
пойти́