What does «retrógrado» mean in Spanish?
- Going backwards, going backwards.
Examples of use in Spanish: "movimiento retrógrado de un planeta".
- Reactionary, opposed to progress or stuck with old ideas. A person who does not want change or innovation.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Siempre fue un hombre retrógrado".
"los retrógrados impiden el avance de la sociedad".
- Said of a thing belonging to someone who is retrograde.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Tiene ideas retrógradas".
"actitudes retrógradas".
- Retrogradation of the planets. A movement in the same direction as that of the hands of a clock.