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reculara
reculara
recular
recular(
rreh
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koo
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lahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to back up
Los policías sacaron sus pistolas y el delincuente reculó lentamente.The police officers took out their guns and the criminal backed up slowly.
b. to move backwards
Los lobos recularon cuando el oso se paró en dos patas.The wolves moved backwards when the bear stood up on its hind legs.
c. to go back
El tanque reculó porque estaba al alcance de la artillería enemiga.The tank went back because it was in the range of the enemy artillery.
d. to reverse
La camioneta frenó y reculó porque se había metido en una calle equivocada.The pickup truck braked and reversed because it had turned down the wrong street.
2. (weaponry)
a. to recoil
Me lastimé el hombro cuando disparé el rifle y este reculó.I hurt my shoulder when I fired the rifle and it recoiled.
a. to back out
Carlos me había retado a duelo, pero reculó momentos antes de que sea la hora.Carlos had challenged me to a duel, but he backed out at the last minute.
4. (colloquial) (to retract a claim)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to back down
Martínez reculó y se disculpó por llamar al candidato socialista "un fraude".Martínez backed down and apologized for calling the socialist candidate "a fraud."
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