Retral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

at or near or toward the posterior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtɹˈæl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtɹˈal/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtɹˈal/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtɹˈæl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retrograde

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

retour

se déplaçant ou dirigé ou tendant vers l'arrière ou contrairement à une direction précédente

🇮🇹Italian

retrale

muoversi o dirigersi o tendere in una direzione all'indietro o contraria a una direzione precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

terugtrekken

bewegend of gericht of neigend in achterwaartse richting of tegengesteld aan een voorgaande richting

🇵🇹Portuguese

retrocesso

movendo-se ou direcionado ou tendendo para trás ou contrário a uma direção anterior

🇷🇺Russian

ретроспективный

движущийся или направленный или стремящийся в обратном направлении или вопреки предыдущему направлению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरावलोकन

पिछली दिशा में या पिछली दिशा के विपरीत गतिमान या निर्देशित या प्रवृत्त होना

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்வாங்குதல்

பின்தங்கிய திசையில் அல்லது முந்தைய திசைக்கு மாறாக நகர்த்துதல் அல்லது இயக்குதல் அல்லது முனைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

వెనుకబడిన దిశలో లేదా మునుపటి దిశకు విరుద్ధంగా కదలడం లేదా దర్శకత్వం వహించడం లేదా మొగ్గు చూపడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેટ્રાલ

પાછળની દિશામાં અથવા અગાઉની દિશાથી વિપરીત ખસેડવું અથવા નિર્દેશિત અથવા વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ದಿಕ್ಕಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻവാങ്ങൽ

പിന്നോട്ട് ദിശയിലേക്കോ മുൻ ദിശയ്ക്ക് വിരുദ്ധമായോ നീങ്ങുകയോ നയിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇵🇰Urdu

ریٹال

پیچھے کی سمت یا پچھلی سمت کے برعکس حرکت کرنا یا ہدایت کرنا یا جھکنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后退

向后移动或指向或趋于向后方向或与先前方向相反

🇯🇵Japanese

再帰性

後方または前の方向とは反対に動く、方向付けられる、または傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

후퇴

이전 방향과 반대로 움직이거나 방향을 바꾸거나 뒤로 향하는 경향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút lại

di chuyển hoặc hướng dẫn hoặc có xu hướng theo hướng lạc hậu hoặc trái ngược với hướng trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยกลับ

เคลื่อนที่หรือชี้นำหรือพุ่งไปในทิศทางย้อนกลับหรือตรงกันข้ามกับทิศทางก่อนหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mundur

bergerak atau diarahkan atau cenderung ke arah belakang atau berlawanan dengan arah sebelumnya

🇲🇾Malay

berundur

bergerak atau diarahkan atau cenderung ke arah belakang atau bertentangan dengan arah sebelumnya

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

مجدد

حرکت یا هدایت یا تمایل در جهت عقب یا بر خلاف جهت قبلی

🇹🇷Turkish

geri

Geri yönde veya önceki yönün tersine hareket eden veya yönlendirilen veya eğilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

לאחור

נע או מכוון או נוטה לכיוון אחורה או בניגוד לכיוון קודם

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