Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
Spain
Reliable and fast
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 9 more.
backward
En este texto la chica le intenta explicar al chico que él produce el efecto contrario a lo que sucede normalmente y le llama "backward". Él se enfada, claro, ya que backward también significa "retrasado". Me parece casi imposible buscar una palabra que pueda englobar ambos significados. ¿A alguien se le ocurre?
Gracias
"I know what it is," she said. "It was the sex earlier. You're backward. It bound me to you in the way it usually binds a male to a female-you got my power instead of me getting yours.
| to be backward |
Lydia De Jorge
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Proposed translations
Colombia
17 years in business
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
anormal
| agree |
Claudia Luque Bedregal
: tienes razón, funciona bien en este contexto ;)
2 days 51 mins
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Gracias. Feliz día :)
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United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
al revés
| Gracias, Henry. Podría funcionar. |
| agree |
Juan Vilca
41 mins
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Gracias, Juan.
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| agree |
Leda Roche
1 hr
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Gracias, Denise.
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| agree |
Diego Carpio (X)
17 hrs
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Gracias, Diego.
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Mexico
Professional, Punctual & Perfectionist!
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Estas en retroceso...
Suerte!
| Gracias, María |
Mexico
Expert in Medicine and IT related files
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
al reves
| Gracias, Rodolfo |
Reliable, accurate, competitive rates
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
te quedaste atrás...
eres renuente a...
Yo lo diría así. ¡Suerte!
| Gracias Inés |
Venezuela
Leonardo Lamarche Translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
obsoleto
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-09 23:38:32 GMT)
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Pareciera que el texto que indica Laura infiere en la no modernidad (con referencia al sexo) del muchacho "the stale doughnut of my night". Si es así el término "obsoleto" suena adecuado para él. Pero Laura debe decidir.
| Gracias Lamarche |
Italy
Accurate translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 5 more.
contigo las cosas suceden al contrario
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United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
to be backward
| Gracias Lydia |
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