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Meaning of to and fro | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/

Definitions

The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

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Equivalents

Deutsch Hin und Her hin und zurück vor und zurück
Ελληνικά μπρος πίσω πηγαινέλα
Español de ceca en meca de ida y vuelta de un lado a otro
Suomi edestakainen edestakaisin
Français aller-retour d'avant en arrière va-et-vient
Italiano avanti e indietro
日本語 行ったり来たり
한국어 이리저리
Nederlands heen en weer op en neer
Polski tam i z powrotem w tę i nazad w tę i we w tę
Português para frente e para trás
Русский взад и вперёд туда́-сюда́
Svenska av och an hit och dit

Examples

“My life's a maze of seeming traps, A scene of mercies and mishaps; A heap of jarring to and fros, A field of joys, A field of woes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

to and fros to arms to be honest to be sure to be worthwhile to begin with

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