was receding
-me retirais
Past progressive conjugation of recede. There are other translations for this conjugation.
The seaway was receding as the climate cooled and sea levels subsided towards the end of the Cretaceous, exposing land that had previously been underwater.
Celle-ci a reculé lorsque le climat s'est refroidi et le niveau de la mer avait suffisamment baissé à la fin du Crétacé, pour faire apparaître de nouvelles terres.
Second, while the memory of atrocities committed in the Second World War was receding in public memory, the number of anti-Semitic incidents had increased in recent years.
D'autre part, alors que s'estompe le souvenir des atrocités commises pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le nombre d'actes antisémites a augmenté au cours de ces dernières années.
In all events, world growth was receding: rather than the 2.4 per cent estimated in the Survey, it would be closer to 1.4 per cent in 2001 with a possible upswing to 2 per cent in 2002.
Dans tous les cas de figure, on enregistre un recul de la croissance mondiale : estimée à 2,4 % dans l'Étude, elle avoisinera plutôt 1,4 % en 2001 avec une remontée possible à 2 % en 2002.
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