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climb-down or climb·down (kl

doun

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A retreat from an earlier position or opinion; a backing down: "Agreeing to give up their arms and to yield control of Tripoli represented a major climb-down" (Jim Muir).

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climbdown [ˈklaɪmdaʊn] N → vuelta f atrás, retroceso m

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climb retreat			Mr Cameron said it had been the "wrong policy" to cut training when British troops were fighting a war in Afghanistan, and accused Mr Brown of performing the climbdown after "weeks of dithering". Brown taunted over TA cuts U-turn by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) Yesterday, anti-racist campaign group Searchlight said: "This is a humiliating climbdown. GRIFFIN HUMILIATED by The Mirror (London, England) President Asif Ali Zardari executed a climbdown Saturday in calling for an end to governor's rule in Pakistan's most politically important province. Zardari executes climbdown over Pakistan province by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition			Climatal Climatarchic climate climate change climate-controlled climatic climatic zone Climatical climatically Climatize climatography climatological climatologist climatology Climature climax climax community climb climb down climb in climb mode climb on climb up climb-down climbable climbdown climber climbing climbing bird's nest fern climbing bittersweet climbing boneset climbing corydalis climbing fern climbing fish climbing frame climbing fumitory climbing hemp-vine climbing hempweed climbing hydrangea climbing iron climbing irons climbing lily climbing maidenhair climbing maidenhair fern climbing nightshade climbing onion climbing perch climbing salamander climbing wall clime clin-			Climb Gradient Climb Immediately climb in climb milling climb mode climb on climb on Climb on Course climb on high horse climb out Climb rate Climb So As to Cross Climb So As to Reach climb the wall climb the walls climb the walls climb the walls Climb to and Cross Climb to and Maintain Climb to Glory Climb to the Clouds climb up climb up Climb Well to Right Climb Well to Right of Course climb-down climbable climbable climbable climbable climbdown climbdowns climbed climbed climbed climbed climbed down climbed down climbed down climbed into climbed into climbed into climber climber climber Climbers Climbers Climbers Access Society of British Columbia Climbers' Association of Western Australia climbing climbing climbing climbing Climbing Bindweed climbing bird's nest fern climbing bittersweet climbing bog climbing boneset Climbing Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania climbing corydalis climbing crane

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