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reculer [ʀ(ə)kyle]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. [personne] to move back ; (par peur) to back away ; [automobiliste, automobile] to reverse ; [cheval] to back• faire reculer [+ ennemi, foule] to force back ; [+ cheval] to move back ; [+ désert] to drive backb. ( = hésiter) to shrink back ; ( = changer d'avis) to back down• reculer devant la dépense/difficulté to shrink from the expense/difficultyc. ( = diminuer) to be on the decline ; [eaux, incendie] to subside2. transitive verba. [+ chaise, meuble, frontières] to push back ; [+ véhicule] to reverse3. reflexive verb* * *ʀ(ə)kyle
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1) ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]2) ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up3) ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ, événement, décision]; to put back [date]
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verbe intransitif1) [personne, groupe] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur, voiture] to reversec'est reculer pour mieux sauter — fig it's just putting off the inevitable
2) [armée] to pull ou draw back3) [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede4) ( régresser) [monnaie, production, exportations] to fall; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularityfaire reculer — to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]
reculer de cinq places — [élèves, sportif] to fall back five places, to drop five places
5) (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back* * *ʀ(ə)kyle1. vi1) (aller en arrière) to move backIl a reculé pour la laisser entrer. — He stepped back to let her in.
2) [automobiliste, voiture] to reverse, to back upJ'ai reculé pour laisser passer le camion. — I reversed to let the lorry past.
3) (= se dérober) to back downCe n'est pas le moment de reculer. — It's not the moment to back down.
reculer devant [danger, difficulté] — to shrink from
4) [civilisation, épidémie] to be on the decline2. vt1) [meuble, objet] to move back2) [véhicule] to reverse, to back up3) [limites] to extend4) [date, décision] to postponeIls ont reculé la date du spectacle. — They postponed the show.
* * *reculer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]; pour reculer les frontières du possible fig to push back the frontiers of what we thought was possible; reculer les pendules d'une heure to put the clocks back an hour;2 ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up;3 ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ]; to put off, to postpone [événement, décision]; to put back [date]; to raise [âge].B vi1 [personne, groupe, joueur] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur] to reverse; reculer d'un pas to step back; reculer de trois pas to take three steps back(wards); reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back(wards); reculer de quelques mètres to move back a few yards; reculer lentement vers qch to retreat slowly toward(s) sth; faire reculer un groupe de personnes to move a group of people back; j'ai l'impression de reculer lit, fig I feel as if I'm going backward(s); reculer d'une case Jeux to go back a square; reculer à la vue du sang to recoil at the sight of blood; reculer pour mieux sauter ( prendre son élan) to move back to get a better run-up; c'est reculer pour mieux sauter fig it's just putting off the inevitable;2 [voiture, chariot] to move backward(s); ( dans une pente) to roll backward(s); ( délibérément) to reverse GB, to back up;3 [armée] to pull ou draw back;4 [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede;5 ( régresser) [euro, valeurs boursières] to fall; [production, exportation] to fall, to drop; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity; faire reculer to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]; faire reculer le chômage to reduce unemployment; faire reculer le racisme to curb racism; faire reculer la maladie to reduce the incidence of the disease; reculer de cinq places [élèves, sportif] to fall back ou to drop five places;6 (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back; cela m'a fait reculer it put me off; reculer devant une difficulté to shrink from a difficulty; ne reculer devant rien to stop at nothing; il ne reculera devant rien pour réussir he'll stop at nothing to succeed; ne pas reculer devant les manœuvres frauduleuses to be quite prepared to use fraudulent measures;7 [arme] to recoil;8 Équit to rein back.C se reculer vpr gén to move back; ( d'un pas) to step back; ( pour mieux voir) to stand back; se reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back.[rəkyle] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to push ou to move back (separable)2. [dans le temps - rendez-vous] to delay, to postpone, to defer ; [ - date] to postpone, to put back (separable) ; [ - décision] to defer, to postpone, to put off (separable)————————[rəkyle] verbe intransitif1. [aller en arrière - à pied] to step ou to go ou to move back ; [ - en voiture] to reverse, to move backmets le frein à main, la voiture recule! put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards!il a heurté le mur en reculant he backed ou reversed into the wall2. [céder du terrain - falaise, forêt] to recede4. [faiblir - cours, valeur] to fall, to weaken ; [ - épidémie, criminalité, mortalité] to recede, to subsidele yen recule par rapport au dollar the yen is losing ground ou falling against the dollar————————se reculer verbe pronominal intransitif
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