Retrograde

//ˈɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ɡɹeɪd//

Translations of "retrograde" (14 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Afrikaans	retrograde(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin)	—
Ancient Greek	ἀφαιρετικός(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin)	aphairetikós
Bulgarian	ретрограден(of a celestial body: seeming to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement), реакционер(one who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo — see also conservative)	retrograden, reakcioner
Catalan	retrògrad(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), retrògrad(reverting to an inferior or less developed state — see also declining, regressing), retrògrad(having a passage of music played backwards)	—
Chinese Mandarin	逆行(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin), 逆行(reversal of a melody)	nìxíng, nìxíng
Czech	retrográdní(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin), retrográdní(of a metamorphic change: resulting from a decrease in pressure or temperature), upadající(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), zpátečnický(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), zpětný(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin)	—
Finnish	retrogradinen(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), retrogradinen(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin), taannehtiva(of a celestial body: seeming to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement), taannehtiminen(apparent movement of a planet across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement), taannehtia(of a celestial body: to show retrogradation), vetäytyä((military) to retreat or withdraw from a position)	—
French	rétrograde(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), rétrograde(counterproductive to a desired outcome), rétrograde(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin), rétrograde(one who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo — see also conservative)	—
German	retrograd(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel)	—
Hindi	प्रतिगामी(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel)	pratigāmī
Italian	retrogradare(of a celestial body: to show retrogradation)	—
Persian	بازگشتی(of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body’s spin), بازگشتن((military) to retreat or withdraw from a position)	bâzgašti, bâzgaštan
Russian	ретрогра́дный(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel), ретрогра́д(one who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo — see also conservative), ретрогра́дка(one who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo — see also conservative)	retrográdnyj, retrográd, retrográdka
Swedish	bakåtsträvande(or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel)	—