regress
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. retroceder
China regressed socially and economically during the Cultural Revolution.China retrocedió social y económicamente durante la Revolución Cultural.
b. experimentar un retroceso
While she was in power our society regressed with people becoming more selfish.Mientras ella estaba en el poder nuestra sociedad experimentó un retroceso y la gente se volvió más egoista.
c. sufrir una regresión
Salaries have regressed in real terms in the last decade.En términos reales los salarios han sufrido una regresión en la última década.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (psychology)
a. retrotraer
Typically the patient is regressed to childhood to discover some forgotten trauma.En un caso típico se retrotrae al paciente a su niñez para descubrir algún trauma olvidado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (return)
a. el retroceso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This self-inflicted regress to wartime conditions is anathema to much of the population.Este retroceso autoinfligido a condiciones de guerra le resulta odioso a mucha de la población.
b. la regresión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The fear of economic regress is paralyzing decisions throughout the corporate world.El miedo a la regresión económica paraliza las decisiones del mundo empresarial.
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