English-French translations for retrograde

rétrogradeJe pense qu'il serait rétrograde de prendre une telle mesure. I think this would be a retrograde step to take. C’est une politique rétrograde, réactionnaire et inhumaine. This is a retrograde, reactionary and inhuman policy. Si le protectionnisme est une mesure rétrograde, le populisme ne conduirait, quant à lui, qu'à un effondrement économique. Protectionism is a retrograde step, but populism is a recipe for economic collapse.

Directed backwards, retreating; reverting, especially to an inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion
Counterproductive to a desired outcome
In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin
A person who opposes social reforms, favoring the maintenance of the status quo, conservative
A degenerate person
To move#Verb|move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline#Verb|decline; to revert
To show retrogradation

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