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backwater noun

  • (idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
 patelin, trou perdu

backwater verb

  • (idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
 abandonner, lâcher prise, vaciller

backwaters

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