Move back, back up - Reculer (The 1922nd Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Move back, back up is Reculer. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1922nd most common word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: move back, back up

French: reculer

Verb B1

Examples


The next maneuver will include both moving forward and backward.	La prochaine manœuvre consiste à avancer et reculer.
But at times we get the impression that we should back up.	Mais parfois, on a l'impression qu'on est même obligés de reculer.
Don't back up. There's a tree behind you.	Ne reculez pas. Il y a un arbre derrière toi.
Move back a little.	Recule un peu.
Faced with the threat of a unified nato, slobodan milosevic has backed down.	Devant la menace d'un OTAN uni, Slobodan Milosevic a reculé.
We neither moved nor made any noise.	Nous n'avons ni bougé ni fait de bruit.
I don't care for moving pictures.	Je n'aime pas les films.
He moved aside to let it pass.	Il s'écarta afin de la laisser passer.

Get moving	Filons
The car is moving fast.	La voiture roule vite.
You are the backing group.	Vous êtes le groupe de soutien.
It's dangerous to jump off a moving train.	Il est dangereux de sauter d'un train en marche.
The line is moving very slowly.	La ligne avance très lentement.
A fish swims by moving its tail.	Un poisson nage en bougeant sa queue.
We were moved to tears.	Nous étions émus aux larmes.
A tiny object moved in the dark.	Un petit objet s'est déplacé dans l'obscurité.
The posters were immediately removed from the wall.	Les affiches ont été immédiatement retirées du mur.
I was moved.	J'étais ému.
I just moved.	Je viens juste de déménager.
Soap has the property of removing dirt.	Le savon a la propriété d'enlever la saleté.
They moved ahead slowly.	Ils ont avancé lentement.