retroceso

m.

1 backward movement.

2 deterioration.

3 setback.

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retroceso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) backward movement

2 MEDICINA aggravation, deterioration, worsening

3 (económico) recession

4 (de arma) recoil

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SM

1) (=movimiento) backward movement; (Mil) retreat

2) [de rifle] recoil

cañón sin retroceso — recoil-less gun

3) (Com) (=recesión) recession, depression; [de precio] fall, drop

4) (Med) new outbreak

5) (Tip) backspace

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masculino

a) (movimiento hacia atrás) backward movement

esto supone un retroceso para el equipo — this is a backward step for the team

b) (de ejército) withdrawal, retreat

c) (acción de volverse atrás) backing down

d) (Arm) recoil

e) (Ven) (Auto) reverse

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= retrograde step, ebbing, step backward(s), step back, throwback.

Ex. Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex. This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.

Ex. These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.

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* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.

* Retroceso de Página (RePág) = PgUp (Page Up).

* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.

* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.

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masculino

a) (movimiento hacia atrás) backward movement

esto supone un retroceso para el equipo — this is a backward step for the team

b) (de ejército) withdrawal, retreat

c) (acción de volverse atrás) backing down

d) (Arm) recoil

e) (Ven) (Auto) reverse

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= retrograde step, ebbing, step backward(s), step back, throwback.

Ex: Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex: This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.

Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.

* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.

* Retroceso de Página (RePág) = PgUp (Page Up).

* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.

* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.

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retroceso

masculine

1 (movimiento hacia atrás) backward movement

esto supone un retroceso importante para el equipo this is a serious backward step for the team

2 (de un ejército) withdrawal, retreat

3 (acción de ceder) backing down

su retroceso sobre estos puntos sorprendió a todo el mundo his backing down o the way he backed down on these points surprised everyone

4 (Arm) recoil

5 (Ven) (Auto) reverse

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retroceso sustantivo masculino

a) (movimiento hacia atrás) backward movement;

(en plan, desarrollo) backward step

b) (de ejército) withdrawal, retreat

c) (Arm) recoil

d) (Ven) (Auto) reverse

retroceso sustantivo masculino
1 (movimiento) backward movement
2 Med deterioration, worsening
3 Econ recession
'retroceso' also found in these entries:
English:
recoil

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retroceso nm

1. [movimiento hacia atrás] backward movement;

supuso un retroceso en las negociaciones it caused a setback in the negotiations

2. [de fusil, cañón] recoil

3. [de tropas] retreat

4. [en la economía] recession

5. [en enfermedad] deterioration;

el paciente ha experimentado un retroceso the patient's condition has deteriorated

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retroceso

m fig

backward step

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retroceso nm

1) : backward movement

2) : backing down

3) : setback, relapse

4) : recoil