retrograde

UK
/ˈrɛtrəʊɡreɪd/
US
/ˈrɛtrəˌɡreɪd/

Traduzioni

retrogradenoun
retrogrades
pl
UK
/ˈrɛtrəɡreɪd/
US
/ˈrɛtroʊˌɡreɪd/
rétrogradePersonne opposée au progrès ou aux réformes.
The retrograde in the committee resisted all the proposed changes to modernize the system.
Le rétrograde du comité s'opposait à tous les changements proposés pour moderniser le système.
rétrogradationAstronomie.
Astrologers often say that communication becomes chaotic when Mercury is in retrograde.
Les astrologues disent souvent que la communication devient chaotique lorsque Mercure est en rétrogradation.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
rétrogradePersonne considérée comme arriérée ou dégénérée.
retrogradeadjective
more retrograde
Comp.
most retrograde
Super.
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/ˈrɛtrəʊɡreɪd/
US
/ˈrɛtrəˌɡreɪd/
The retrograde motion of the planet made it appear to move backward in the night sky.
Le mouvement rétrograde de la planète la faisait paraître se déplacer en arrière dans le ciel nocturne.
rétrogradeFiguré.
The new policy was seen as a retrograde step that undermined years of progress.
La nouvelle politique a été perçue comme une mesure rétrograde qui compromettait des années de progrès.
retrogradeverb
retrograded
Past Simple
retrograded
Past Participle
retrograding
Gerund
UK
/ˈrɛtrəɡreɪd/
US
/ˈrɛtroʊˌɡreɪd/
The project began to retrograde after the team lost its funding.
Le projet a commencé à rétrograder après que l'équipe a perdu son financement.
rétrograderAstronomie.
The planet appears to retrograde in the sky due to its orbital motion.
La planète semble rétrograder dans le ciel en raison de son mouvement orbital.
retrogradeadverb
Used (chiefly in technical or formal contexts) to mean 'in a backward direction' or 'in reverse order'
à reboursDans le sens de « en sens inverse ».
The comet appeared to move retrograde across the sky.
La comète semblait se déplacer à rebours dans le ciel.

Definizioni

retrogradenoun
A person who is opposed to progress or reform.
The retrograde in the committee resisted all the proposed changes to modernize the system.
A degenerate person.
He was considered a retrograde by his peers due to his outdated views and behaviors.
The apparent backward motion of a planet or other celestial body as observed from Earth.
Astrologers often say that communication becomes chaotic when Mercury is in retrograde.
retrogradeadjective
Moving backward or in reverse.
The retrograde motion of the planet made it appear to move backward in the night sky.
Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition.
The new policy was seen as a retrograde step that undermined years of progress.
Opposed to progress; regressive.
His retrograde views on technology were not well-received in the modern workplace.
retrogradeverb
To move backward or revert to an earlier or less advanced state.
The project began to retrograde after the team lost its funding.
To decline or deteriorate in quality or condition.
His health started to retrograde after he stopped exercising regularly.
To move in a direction opposite to the usual or expected direction.
The planet appears to retrograde in the sky due to its orbital motion.
retrogradeadverb
In a backward direction; contrary to the normal or expected course.
The comet appeared to move retrograde across the sky.