tebek

aback, backwards

Sentences

Hy woe oerein mar hy foel tebek yn 'e stoel .

He wanted to get up but he fell back in the chair.

No't de ynkomsten ôffalle, moatte de measte minsken in stapke tebek sette .

Now that incomes are falling, most people have to take a step back.

Se skrillen der úteinlik foar tebek , omdat se it risiko te grut fûnen.

They eventually backed away because they found the risk too great.