retrocedido
/retɾoθedido/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'rolled back' is translated into Spanish as retrocedido.
In formal contexts you may encounter other ways to express the concept of rolling back or returning to a previous state. For example, the verb Revertir is commonly used in formal situations to mean 'to roll back' and the phrase Regresar al estado anterior is a formal way to express 'to return to the previous state'.
How do you pronounce it?
/retɾoθedido/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, dar marcha atrás is the common idiomatic way to say 'rolled back' or 'backed out' of a deal, literally meaning 'to put it in reverse gear'.
- In a technical or software context, Spanish developers might avoid retrocedido and instead use the anglicism hacer un rollback, adopting the English phrase entirely.
- If you 'roll back' a clock or a timer, you would use the verb atrasar rather than retroceder.
Examples in context
- La compañía decidió revertir la última actualización del software.The company decided to roll back the latest software update.
- El proyecto se vio obligado a regresar al estado anterior debido a problemas técnicos.The project had to be rolled back to the previous state due to technical issues.
- Decidieron volver atrás y utilizar la versión anterior del programa.They decided to roll back and use the previous version of the program.
- Cuando encontraron errores, decidieron revertir cambios y volver a lo que funcionaba bien.When they found errors, they decided to roll back changes and go back to what was working well.
- El tiempo parece haber retrocedido a los años ochenta.Time seems to have rolled back to the eighties.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing a software update on a computer.
- JavierLucía, la actualización falló por completo.Lucía, the update failed completely.
- LucíaNo te preocupes, el sistema ha retrocedido.Don't worry, the system has rolled back.
- Javier¿Ahora funciona correctamente?Does it work correctly now?
- LucíaSí, todo volvió a la normalidad.Yes, everything went back to normal.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
