Grammatical class
Verb
reculer
(transitive) to move back, to put back
Details
Syllables
re-cu-ler
Phonetics
ʁə.ky.le
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
3438
Freq. (movies)
5083
Freq. (news)
5148
Sentences
Veuillez reculer.
Please step back.
A1
Tu ferais mieux de reculer.
You'd better back off.
A1
Vous feriez mieux de reculer.
You'd better stand back.
A1
Ne pas avancer, c'est reculer.
Not to advance is to go back.
A1
Parfois, nous devons reculer d'un pas et réfléchir.
Sometimes we need to take a step back and think.
A2
Dites à ces gens de reculer, afin que l'hélicoptère puisse se poser.
Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.
A2
Gunter a commencé à reculer.
Gunter started to back away.
B1
Chaque année la biodiversité continue de reculer.
Biodiversity continues to decline each year.
B1