set back

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En español: retrotraer

To delay or obstruct. (transitive) · I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.· Having the mindset that you "can't" reach your goals is only going to set you back.
To remove from or allow distance. (transitive) · Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet.
To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess. (transitive) · The statue was set back in a niche.
To cost money. (transitive) · How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?
To reverse, go backwards.

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The schoolhouse was set back from the road and behind it was a dusky fir wood and a brook where all the children put their bottles of milk in the morning to keep cool and sweet until dinner hour.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 107 · C1

It was almost noon when they reached town and found their way to “Beechwood.” It was quite a fine old mansion, set back from the street in a seclusion of green elms and branching beeches.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 235 · C1

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