retirar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ tirar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.tiˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.tiˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

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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Derived terms

• retir

Further reading

• “retirar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “retirar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “retirar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “retirar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ tirar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʁɨ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/, /ˌrɨ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to remove
2. to withdraw
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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:retirar.

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ tirar. Cognate with English retire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retiˈɾaɾ/ [re.t̪iˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to remove
2. to withdraw

Usage notes

The word retirar is a false friend and false cognate of retire which actually translates to jubilar. It is frequently used in Spanglish and American Spanish incorrectly.

Related terms

• retirarse