se reculer

Je me suis reculé parce que je savais que tu voulais t'arrêter.
I pulled away because I knew you wanted to stop.
Il y avait tellement de gens dans la salle d'attente essayant de trouver une place dans la ligne, que je me suis reculé pour laisser les grands groupes passer en premier.
There were so many people in the waiting room jockeying for a place in the line, so I just stood back to let the big groups go first.
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