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 corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rétrograde
- inflection of rétrograder:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “rétrograde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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