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English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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backfire


- intransitive verb
- ser contraproducente

EN As a result, introduction of a rule of law in a Western sense may not only fail, but also, it could backfire: that is to say, some of the consequences of reliance on law as a method of social regulation may be negative.
GL Á vista disto, a introducción do estado de dereito en sentido occidental pode fracasar; e mesmo pode ser contraproducente: confiar na lei como método de regulación social igual ten consecuencias negativas.
- Fonte: C32 (389)