eu recue

I backed up, I moved back

→ recuar

recu to back up, to move back, to retreat + e present subjunctive / você imperative

verb · first singular · present subjunctive Rare #37,262

I backed up, I moved back Also used for “I retreated,” depending on context.

PO: Quando vi o carro, eu recue rapidamente.

EN: When I saw the car, I quickly backed up.

Conjugation of recuar

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	recue	—
Third	recue	recuem

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	recua	—
Third	recue	recuem

Grab the machine gun and retreat!

— Nada de Novo no Front (2022)

Retreat!

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Galloway, are you suggesting I back off this key witness?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

That might be the case, but back off as much as possible.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Retreat.

— A Queda! As Últimas Horas de Hitler (2004)