recul

French

Etymology

From reculer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.kyl/

Noun

recul m (plural reculs)

retreat, climb-down
drop; reduction, fall
distance (in time or space)
recoil, kick (of firearm)
hindsight (understand afterwards)

Prepositional phrase

avec le recul

in hindsight (ability to understand)
looking back (remember)

Anagrams

cruel, culer

Further reading

“recul” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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