rétro

See also: retro, retrò, retrô, retro-, and rétro-

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁo/

Etymology 1

Clipping of rétroviseur.

Noun

rétro m (plural rétros)

  1. (informal) any mirror on a vehicle
    Synonym: rétroviseur
    1. rear-view mirror (mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind)
    2. wing mirror, side mirror (either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind)

Etymology 2

Clipping of rétrospectif.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

  1. (informal) retro
    un style un peu rétro ― a bit of a retro style, a slightly retro style

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

  1. retro

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