retroceso

/retɾoˈseso/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los retrocesos

Meaning

  1. setback

    • Fue un retroceso.

      It was a setback.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

contratiempo

retroceso specifically means "a setback, a step backward," a regression; contratiempo is more general, an unexpected mishap or hiccup, like a minor delay.

descalabro

retroceso is a step backward, a regression; descalabro implies a bigger disaster or a serious blow.

Similar in other languages

German

Rückschlag

Rückschlag is the German word for the same thing — both mean "setback."

Portuguese

revés

revés is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "setback."

Practice

1 What does retroceso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches retroceso?

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