retro
adjectifnomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ//
- Canada//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ//
- Australie//ˈɹet.ɹəʉ//
- Nouvelle-Zélande//ˈɹet.ɹɐʉ//
- //reʈˈroː//
Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
adjectif
- 1
Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.
- 2
Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.
Étymologie
Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.
nom
- 1
Past fashions or trends.
- 2
A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.
- 3
Variante de retrorocketAbbreviation of retrorocket.
- 4
Variante de retrospectiveAbbreviation of retrospective.
Richard Leacock's 1981 film portrait, Louise Brooks, was shown during a retro of Ms. Brooks's films at the Walker Art Center.
Formes
- pluriel
- retros, retroes
- comparatif
- more retro
- superlatif
- most retro
retro · Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
return · To come or go back (to a place or person).returned · Bent back; angled.returning · The act of one who returns; a coming back.