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retroceso

[reh-troh-SEH-soh]
nounmasculinepl: retrocessos
retrocesso
1. a backward movement or retreat; going back to a previous state or position
The company experienced a retroceso in sales after the market crash.
A empresa sofreu um retrocesso nas vendas após o colapso do mercado.
2. a setback or decline in progress, development, or conditions
The legal decision was considered a retroceso for civil rights.
A decisão legal foi considerada um retrocesso para os direitos civis.
3. a reversion to a former or worse condition
There has been a retroceso in the patient's health condition.
Houve um retrocesso na condição de saúde do paciente.
Synonyms
retrocessionsetbackdeclineregressionbackward stepreversal
Antonyms
progressadvancementimprovementprogressionforward movement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
retrocesso
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
retrocesso
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

dar un retroceso (to take a step backward)
sufrir un retroceso (to suffer a setback)
experimentar un retroceso (to experience a decline)
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