GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

zurückblicken

look back physically

An der Kreuzung blickte sie kurz zurück, um zu prüfen, ob auch die langsameren Teilnehmer den richtigen Weg eingeschlagen hatten.

At the junction, she briefly looked back to check that the slower participants had also taken the correct route.

look back; reflect on the past

Auf diese Zeit blickt er mit gemischten Gefühlen zurück, weil berufliche Erfolge mit einer Belastung verbunden waren, die er lange unterschätzt hatte.

He looks back on that time with mixed feelings because professional success came with strain he long underestimated.

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