recuar

Meaning

1. to recede, retreat
2. to indent
3. to recoil, flinch

Concepts

shrink

recoil

indent

kick

rewind

⏪

back up

pull back

stand back

flinch

quail

wince

withdraw

recede

cringe

back

🔙

move back

back down

back out

draw back

funk

pull away

push back

retire

retreat

return

set back

squinch

step back

turn back

Synonyms

retroceder

sumir

voltar atrás

andar

🚶

ir para trás

dar distância

ficar de longe

ficar afastado

afastar-se

sair de perto

distanciar-se

retirar-se

dar espaço

Translations

reculer

recular

retroceder

retrocedere

rinculare

retrocedir

zurückgehen

recular

غادر

انعزل

صرف

انكفأ

تقهقر

نكص

تقاعد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁe.kuˈa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with French: reculer

In summary

From re- + cu + -ar. Compare Spanish and Catalan recular, French reculer.