Backwater

"Backwater" in French

patelin

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

trou perdu

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

abandonner

(to vacillate on a long-held position)

lâcher prise

(to vacillate on a long-held position)

vaciller

(to vacillate on a long-held position)

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