Sentence examples of "back off" in English
Foreign investors backed off because of regional political unrest.
Ausländische Investoren zogen sich wegen regionaler politischer Unruhen zurück.
Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.
Sagen Sie diesen Leuten, sie sollen zurückgehen, damit der Hubschrauber landen kann.
Surrounded by hordes of vampires, Christopher Columbus once had an epic sword duel with Count Dracula in the latter's castle. After the Count cut off Columbus's hand, Columbus calmly picked it up, put it back in place, and proceeded to best the Count.
Umgeben von Vampirhorden, hatte Christoph Kolumbus einst ein episches Schwertduell mit dem Grafen Drakula in des Letzeren Burg. Nachdem der Graf die Hand von Kolumbus abschnitt, hob Kolumbus sie ruhig auf, setzte sie zurück an ihren Platz und fuhr fort den Grafen zu übertreffen.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.
Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
This may sound crazy, but I think I want to go back and do it again.
Das mag verrückt klingen, aber ich denke, dass ich zurück gehen will und es noch einmal tun.
If anyone should phone, say I'll be back at one o'clock.
Sollte jemand anrufen, sage, ich sei ab eins wieder da.
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