ele recuou

retreated, moved back, backed away

→ recuar
recu to step back, to move back + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #37,968
retreated, moved back, backed away
PO: Ele recuou lentamente.
EN: He slowly backed away.
Conjugation of recuar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third recuou —

Recuou ainda, depois voltou, olhou dois, três, cinco minutos, ou mais.

He backed away again, then came back and watched for two, three, five minutes, or more.

Tom recuou lentamente.

Tom backed away slowly.

Ele recuou junto com o meu movimento.

He moved back along with my movement.

A multidão recuou.

The crowd retreated.

Até onde recuou a nossa Rússia.

How far has our Russia retreated?

— Quando Voam as Cegonhas (1957)