rétrograde
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad/
- Homophones: rétrogradent, rétrogrades
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus.
Adjective
rétrograde (plural rétrogrades)
- (derogatory) retrograde
- Des idées rétrogrades.
- Synonym: réactionnaire
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rétrograde
- first-person singular present indicative of rétrograder
- third-person singular present indicative of rétrograder
- first-person singular present subjunctive of rétrograder
- third-person singular present subjunctive of rétrograder
- second-person singular imperative of rétrograder
Further reading
- “rétrograde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.