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backsliding

/ˈbækˌslaɪdɪŋ/

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verb

Régresser, rechuter

To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.

Examples :

"He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide."

Il s'est senti mieux pendant un petit moment, avant que son état ne commence à rechuter.

tendency action negative condition character moral being

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verb

Se dérober, se soustraire

To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.

Examples :

"Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002"

Les pays riches se dérobent à leur engagement de s'accorder sur de nouvelles mesures de l'OMC pour aider les populations des pays pauvres à accéder à des médicaments abordables. — Communiqué de presse d'Oxfam, 24 juin 2002

moral character action tendency attitude business value society

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noun

Rechute

An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense

Examples :

"After months of sobriety, his backsliding last weekend, when he had a few drinks at the party, worried his family. "

Après des mois de sobriété, sa rechute le week-end dernier, lorsqu'il a bu quelques verres à la fête, a inquiété sa famille.

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adjective

Récidivant, rechutant

Examples :

"His backsliding grades worried his parents. "

Ses notes récidivantes inquiétaient ses parents.

tendency action moral attitude religion