"reculer" meaning in French

See reculer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁə.ky.le/ Audio: Fr-reculer.ogg
Etymology: From re- + cul + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|re-|cul|-er}} re- + cul + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} reculer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], reculer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], reculant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], reculé [participle, past], recule [first-person, indicative, present, singular], recules [indicative, present, second-person, singular], recule [indicative, present, singular, third-person], reculons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], reculez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], reculent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], reculais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], reculais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], reculait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], reculions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], reculiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], reculaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], reculai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], reculas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], recula [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], reculâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], reculâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], reculèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], reculerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], reculeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], reculera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], reculerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], reculerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], reculeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], reculerais [conditional, first-person, singular], reculerais [conditional, second-person, singular], reculerait [conditional, singular, third-person], reculerions [conditional, first-person, plural], reculeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], reculeraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], recule [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], recules [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], recule [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], reculions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], reculiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], reculent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], reculasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], reculasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], reculât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], reculassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], reculassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], reculassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], recule [imperative, second-person, singular], reculons [first-person, imperative, plural], reculez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to move back, to put back Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-I851svij Categories (other): French terms prefixed with re-, French terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with re-: 17 21 17 15 7 9 13 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 17 18 16 14 9 9 18
  2. (intransitive) to go backwards Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-QOxjT2s3 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with re-, French terms suffixed with -er, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with re-: 17 21 17 15 7 9 13 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 17 18 16 14 9 9 18 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 17 23 17 15 7 12 8
  3. (intransitive) to back down, to concede Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-OmpHVh58 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with re-, French terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with re-: 17 21 17 15 7 9 13 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 17 18 16 14 9 9 18
  4. (intransitive) to back off, to draw back, to retreat Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-vyO2pH9h Categories (other): French terms prefixed with re-, French terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with re-: 17 21 17 15 7 9 13 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 17 18 16 14 9 9 18
  5. (intransitive) to recede, to gradualy disappear Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-KbBqyblf
  6. (intransitive) to drop, to fall, to decline Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-5nMgv~-k
  7. (nautical, intransitive) to go astern Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-reculer-fr-verb-Luxe6a1~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with re-, French terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 15 13 8 14 9 28 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with re-: 17 21 17 15 7 9 13 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 17 18 16 14 9 9 18 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: recul, reculement, à reculons, reculer pour mieux sauter Related terms: culer

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "recul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reculement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "à reculons"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reculer pour mieux sauter"
    }
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculant",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculé",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recule",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "recules",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculons",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculait",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculaient",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculai",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculas",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recula",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculâmes",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculâtes",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculèrent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerai",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculeras",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculera",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerons",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculeront",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerait",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculerions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculeriez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculeraient",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recule",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recules",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recule",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculasse",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculasses",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculât",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculassions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.la.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculassiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.la.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculassent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recule",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculons",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reculez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "reculer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
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      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "culer"
    }
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          "_dis": "17 21 17 15 7 9 13",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to move back, to put back"
      ],
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          "move",
          "move"
        ],
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          "put"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to move back, to put back"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    },
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          "_dis": "17 21 17 15 7 9 13",
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "17 23 17 15 7 12 8",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "to go backwards"
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      "id": "en-reculer-fr-verb-QOxjT2s3",
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        [
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          "backwards"
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        "(intransitive) to go backwards"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "17 21 17 15 7 9 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms prefixed with re-",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 18 16 14 9 9 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms suffixed with -er",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to back down, to concede"
      ],
      "id": "en-reculer-fr-verb-OmpHVh58",
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      ]
    },
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "draw back",
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        [
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          "decline",
          "decline"
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        "(intransitive) to drop, to fall, to decline"
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
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        {
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        "intransitive"
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      "word": "recul"
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    {
      "word": "reculement"
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      "word": "à reculons"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.las/",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "plural",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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      "word": "culer"
    }
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      ],
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          "move"
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        [
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          "put"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go backwards"
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        "intransitive"
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to back down, to concede"
      ],
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        [
          "back down",
          "back down"
        ],
        [
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          "concede"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to back down, to concede"
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to back off, to draw back, to retreat"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "back off"
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        [
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          "draw back"
        ],
        [
          "retreat",
          "retreat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to back off, to draw back, to retreat"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "French intransitive verbs"
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        "to recede, to gradualy disappear"
      ],
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          "recede"
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          "disappear"
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      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "French intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drop, to fall, to decline"
      ],
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          "drop"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "decline",
          "decline"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to drop, to fall, to decline"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "fr:Nautical"
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      "glosses": [
        "to go astern"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "astern",
          "astern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical, intransitive) to go astern"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁə.ky.le/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-reculer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/Fr-reculer.ogg/Fr-reculer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Fr-reculer.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
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  "word": "reculer"
}

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