Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
back off
Spanish translation:
dar marcha atrás
English term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
back off
The bottom line is that Joe always wants his way and doesn’t know when to stop— when to concede—when to back off.
Translation:
En resumidas cuentas, Joe siempre quiere las cosas a su modo y no sabe donde está el límite, cuándo rendirse, cuándo ceder?
Gracias
| 4 +3 | dar marcha atrás/recular/transigir |
Judith Armele
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| 3 +3 | retrocederse/retirarse |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 +1 | aflojar |
Mariana Gutierrez
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Nov 7, 2018 20:58: Maria Iglesia Ramos changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (write-in)" from "clinical protocol" to "Manipulative people"
Nov 12, 2018 15:59: Judith Armele Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Mexico
Portuguese and English to Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Uruguayan) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
dar marcha atrás/recular/transigir
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
retrocederse/retirarse
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Gracias, Patricia.
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JohnMcDove
: "retroceder" (sin el "se") o retirarse...
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OK, gracias, John.
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Natalia Pedrosa
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Gracias, Natalia.
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Technical, academic, government
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
aflojar
Parece que Joe es muy insistente. No sabe cuándo parar, cuándo ceder, cuándo aflojar.
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Neil Ashby
: Yep, "back off" doesn't mean to stop altogether, reverse or withdraw. It means to ease up, relax a bit, be less insistent.
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Gracias, Nail. En este contexto me parece más indicado.
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