recul

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• 1 detachment avec le recul = with hindsight, in retrospect prendre du recul = to stand back Definition of detachment in the British & World English dictionary Definition of detachment in the US English dictionary Translate detachment | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (in production) drop, fall; (of doctrine) decline Definition of drop in the British & World English dictionary Definition of drop in the US English dictionary Translate drop | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 (of army) pulling back; (of tide, floodwaters) recession avoir un mouvement de recul = to recoil feu de recul = reversing light Definition of recession in the British & World English dictionary Definition of recession in the US English dictionary Translate recession | into German | into Italian | into Spanish