Толковый словарь английского языка - backfire
Backfire
backfire
I. noun Date: 1839 a fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area, a loud noise caused by the improperly timed explosion of fuel mixture in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, II. intransitive verb Date: 1886 to make or undergo a ~, to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect
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v. & n. --v.intr. 1 undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion engine. 2 (of a plan etc.) rebound adversely on the originator; have the opposite effect to what was intended. --n. an instance of backfiring. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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