Meaning of retro | Babel Free
Definitions
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back, backwards, behind not-comparable
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before, formerly not-comparable
Equivalents
English
back
Examples
“Vāde retrō, Satanā!”
Get thee behind me, Satan!
“… sistere aquam fluviīs, et vertere sīdera retrō, / nocturnōsque movet mānīs ….”
“[The enchantress claims that she is able] to halt the water [current] in rivers, and to turn stars backwards, and evoke nocturnal souls of the dead ….”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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