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le recul

/ʁə.kyl/ noun · masculine B2
  1. retreat, climb-down
  2. drop; reduction, fall
  3. distance (in time or space)
  4. recoil, kick (of firearm)
  5. hindsight (understanding of events after they have occurred) · avec le recul in retrospect, in hindsight, looking back

Plural reculs

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