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Old March 01, 2017, 01:33 PM
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Put the car in reverse

Is dar marcha atrás the most common way of saying this?
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Old March 01, 2017, 02:23 PM
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Si estás en México, es "ir en/de reversa", "poner el coche en reversa".
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dar marcha atrás/poner marcha atrás

the only version here (but the Mexican version is heard in dubbing and understood )
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No entiendo sí es poner la palanca del cambio en posición de marcha atrás (de 'reverso' es la primera vez que lo veo) o que va caminando marcha atrás.
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Como escribió Angélica, así lo dice en México. México y EEUU comparten partes se idioma y cultura. A mi me parece claro que poner el carro en reversa muestra la influencia del inglés.
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