throwback

[US]/'θrəʊbæk/
[UK]/'θrobæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. contratiempo, obstáculo, regresión importante, atavismo.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

throwback Thursday

jueves de recuerdos

Example Sentences

a lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties.

mucho de su trabajo es un retorno a los años cincuenta.

With its leisurely pace and unfancy filmmaking, "The Princess Diaries" is a likable throwback to an old tradition of pictures from the Disney studio.

Con su ritmo pausado y su cinematografía sin pretensiones, "The Princess Diaries" es un agradable retorno a la vieja tradición de películas del estudio Disney.

a throwback to the 80s fashion

un retorno a la moda de los años 80

a throwback to the good old days

un retorno a los buenos tiempos

a throwback to childhood memories

un retorno a los recuerdos de la infancia

a throwback to traditional values

un retorno a los valores tradicionales

a throwback to simpler times

un retorno a tiempos más simples

a nostalgic throwback to the past

un nostálgico retorno al pasado

a musical throwback to the 90s

un retorno musical a los años 90

a throwback to classic literature

un retorno a la literatura clásica

a throwback to vintage cars

un retorno a los coches clásicos

a throwback to retro video games

un retorno a los videojuegos retro

Real-world Examples

I love the throwback to the '60s.

Me encanta el recuerdo de los años 60.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

This is a throwback Thursday that you posted.

Este es un jueves de recuerdo que publicaste.

Source: The Ellen Show

The very layout of many offices is a throwback to a pre-pandemic age.

La distribución de muchas oficinas es un recuerdo de la era anterior a la pandemia.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Then I think everybody knows it, throwback Thursday.

Entonces creo que todos lo saben, jueves de recuerdo.

Source: The Ellen Show

Yeah, so, first of all, it was interesting, you throwback to HP.

Sí, así que, en primer lugar, fue interesante, lo que recuerdas de HP.

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

So this is my throwback outfit.

Así que este es mi atuendo de recuerdo.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Well, I mean that's a... - That is a throwback.

Bueno, quiero decir que es... - Es un recuerdo.

Source: Gourmet Base

Here's a throwback to eight-year-old me performing the violin.

Aquí hay un recuerdo de cuando yo tenía ocho años tocando el violín.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

He wore a similarly styled shirt and even completed the throwback look with high white socks.

Llevó una camisa con un estilo similar e incluso completó el look de recuerdo con calcetines blancos altos.

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The suburb is a throwback to pre-sort America, but bristling with post-sort partisanship.

El suburbio es un recuerdo de la América anterior a la clasificación, pero lleno de partidismo posterior a la clasificación.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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