backbit

Translation

v. caluniou ou falou mal de alguém pelas costas (passado de backbite)

Real-world Examples

And they're all backbiting and buck-passing.

E eles estão todos falando pelas costas e culpando uns aos outros.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

He babbled all the day and liked to backbite others.

Ele tagarelava o dia todo e gostava de falar pelas costas dos outros.

Source: Pan Pan

There's more threat of backbiting and there are only human resources with no defined pet clause to settle ruff reports and hissy fits that others find un-meow-sing.

Há mais ameaça de falar pelas costas e existem apenas recursos humanos sem uma cláusula de animal de estimação definida para resolver relatórios ásperos e acessos de raiva que outros acham desagradáveis.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

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