backing up, retreating, withdrawing
1. present participle of 'recuar': moving backward or in reverse
The car is backing up slowly.
O carro está recuando lentamente.
2. withdrawing from a position, agreement, or commitment
He is backing down from his earlier statement.
Ele está recuando de sua declaração anterior.
3. retreating in a military or strategic sense
The troops are retreating from the front line.
As tropas estão recuando da linha de frente.
Related Idioms & Phrases
recuando de uma decisão (backing down from a decision)
recuando passo a passo (retreating step by step)
recuando diante de dificuldades (backing away from difficulties)
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