recular

Catalan

Etymology

From cul or from French reculer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.kuˈlaɾ]

Verb

recular (first-person singular present reculo, first-person singular preterite reculí, past participle reculat)

1. to back up; to move backwards
2. to turn around, to go back
3. (figuratively) to back down
4. to postpone

Further reading

• “recular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekuˈlaɾ/ [re.kuˈlaɾ]

Verb

1. to go back, move backwards, reverse
2. to back out, back down

Derived terms

• reculada

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001