retirar

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Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ tirar.

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retirar (first-person singular present retiro, first-person singular preterite retirí, past participle retirat)

  1. to take away, remove
  2. to take out, extract (money)
  3. (reflexive) to leave, go out
  4. (reflexive) to retire (stop working)
  5. (reflexive) to pull out, leave
  6. to retire, go to bed
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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ tirar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧ti‧rar

Verb[edit]

retirar (first-person singular present retiro, first-person singular preterite retirei, past participle retirado)

  1. (transitive) to take away (to remove something and put it in a different place)
    Synonym: recolher
  2. (transitive) to take away (to remove something so that a person no longer has it)
    Synonyms: confiscar, tomar
  3. (transitive) to take away (to subtract or diminish something)
    Synonym: tirar
  4. (transitive) to take away (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else)
    Synonyms: conduzir, levar
  5. (transitive) to withdraw (to take away or take back)
  6. (transitive, banking, finance) to withdraw (to extract money from a bank account)
    Synonym: sacar
  7. (transitive) to withdraw (to draw or pull something aside)
  8. (transitive) to take back (to retract or withdraw an earlier statement)
    Eu retiro o que disse
    I take back what I've said
  9. (transitive) to retract (to pull something back or back inside)
    Synonym: retrair
  10. (transitive) to draw out; to extract; to remove
  11. (reflexive, military) to retreat (to leave a battle or position where they are stationed)
    Synonym: recuar
  12. (reflexive, formal) to leave; to go away
    Synonyms: ausentar-se, sair
  13. (reflexive with de) to retire
  14. (reflexive with de) to give up

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  • This verb is considered formal in most cases and is usually replaced by its synonyms.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ tirar. Cognate with English retire.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /retiˈɾaɾ/ [re.t̪iˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧ti‧rar

Verb[edit]

retirar (first-person singular present retiro, first-person singular preterite retiré, past participle retirado)

  1. to remove
  2. to withdraw
  3. (reflexive) to retreat, to withdraw
  4. (reflexive) to retire (for a reason other than age)
    Synonym: (for age) jubilarse
    La estrella no tenía más remedio que retirarse después de una conmoción grave.
    The star had no choice but to retire after a really bad concussion.

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