rétrograde
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad/
- Homophones: rétrogradent, rétrogrades
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus.
Adjective
rétrograde (plural rétrogrades)
- (derogatory) retrograde
- Des idées rétrogrades.
- Synonym: réactionnaire
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
rétrograde
- first-person singular present indicative of rétrograder
- third-person singular present indicative of rétrograder
- first-person singular present subjunctive of rétrograder
- third-person singular present subjunctive of rétrograder
- second-person singular imperative of rétrograder
Further reading
- “rétrograde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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