What does retromarcia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word retromarcia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use retromarcia in Italian.

The word retromarcia in Italian means reverse, reverse, do an about-face, reverse course, make a U-turn, put into reverse, shift into reverse. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word retromarcia

reverse

sostantivo femminile (veicolo: movimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il veicolo ha urtato il muretto in retromarcia.
The car hit the wall in reverse.

reverse

sostantivo femminile (veicolo: marcia) (gear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non so come mettere la retromarcia con questa leva del cambio.
I don't know how to put this gear shift into reverse.

do an about-face, reverse course, make a U-turn

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (desistere) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

put into reverse, shift into reverse

(literal, vehicle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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