Portuguese-English translations for recuar

• lay down
  The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.
  Lay down your arms.
  He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.
• stand back
  As things now stand, neither side will stand back for long enough to allow these intense emotions to abate. No estado em que as coisas estão agora, nenhuma das partes irá recuar o tempo suficiente para permitir que estas emoções intensas serenem.
  You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
  While others debated the proposals, he stood back.

Related words

• recusa
• recuperar
• recuperação
• recurso
• recusar
• recursivo
• recuperar-se
• recuo
• precursor