stab in the back

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Noun

stab in the back (plural stabs in the back)

An act of betrayal or treachery

Translations

Act of betrayal

Finnish: selkään puukotus, selkään puukottaminen
French: trahison (fr) f
Italian: colpire alle spalle

Portuguese: facada nas costsa f
Spanish: puñalada trapera f
Swedish: hugg i ryggen (sv) n

Verb

stab in the back (third-person singular simple present stabs in the back, present participle stabbing in the back, simple past and past participle stabbed in the back)

(idiomatic) To betray (somebody).

Translations

To betray somebody

Azerbaijani: kürəyə xəncər sancmaq, kürəyə xəncər saplamaq
Danish: falde i ryggen
Finnish: puukottaa selkään
German: in den Rücken fallen (de)

Hungarian: hátba szúr
Spanish: coger por la espalda, dejar mal, atacar por la espalda
Swedish: hugga i ryggen