throwback (redirected from throwbacks)

throw·back  (thrbk)

n.

1. A reversion to a former type or ancestral characteristic.

2. See atavism.

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throwback [ˈθrəʊˌbæk]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology)

a.  a person, animal, or plant that has the characteristics of an earlier or more primitive type

b.  a reversion to such an organism

vb throw back (adverb)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr) to revert to an earlier or more primitive type

2. (tr; foll by on) to force to depend (on) the crisis threw her back on her faith in God

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throwback - an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism atavist organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
	2.	throwback - a reappearance of an earlier characteristic atavism, reversion recurrence, return - happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
Adj.	1.	throwback - characteristic of an atavist atavistic regressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

Translations

throwback [ˈθrəʊbæk] N (gen) → salto m atrás
it's like a throwback to the old days → es como un salto atrás a los viejos tiempos
the film is a throwback to early Minelli movies → la película supone una vuelta a las primeras películas de Minelli

throwback [ˈθrəʊbæk] n
it's a throwback to → ça nous ramène à
throw-in [ˈθrəʊɪn] n → remise f en jeu

throwback [ˈθrəʊˌbæk] n it's a throwback to (fig) → ciò risale a

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throwback [ˈθrəʊˌbæk] n it's a throwback to (fig) → ciò risale a