reculer
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to move back, to put back
- (intransitive) to go backwards
- (intransitive) to back down, to concede
- (intransitive) to back off, to draw back, to retreat
- (intransitive) to recede, to gradualy disappear
- (intransitive) to drop, to fall, to decline
- (nautical) to go astern
Etymology
Affix from French cul (arse, hole, ass).
Origin
French
cul
Gloss
arse, hole, ass
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing