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vetäytyminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • evacuation noun The organized removal of people from a dangerous place.
  • fallback noun A backup plan or option to use if the main one fails.
  • recess noun A break from an activity or from regular proceedings, especially in a school, court, or legislature.
  • recession noun A period of reduced economic activity, typically marked by falling output and rising unemployment.
  • retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
  • seclusion noun The state of being private and away from other people.
  • withdrawal noun The act of taking money out of an account, or the sum of money taken out.

Senses

vetäytyminen is used for these senses in English:

  • fallback An act of falling back.
  • recess (countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.
  • recession The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  • retreat A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
  • rollback A withdrawal of military forces.

evacuation — full definition

  1. noun The organized removal of people from a dangerous place.
  2. noun (medical) The discharge of waste from the body, such as during a bowel movement.

fallback — full definition

  1. noun A backup plan or option to use if the main one fails.
  2. adjective Serving as a backup option.

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