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retirar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.
  • remove verb To take something away from its place.
  • retract verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.
  • retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
  • strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.
  • withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

retirar is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • check out (intransitive) To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
  • cut To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
  • cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
  • oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.
  • pull out (also, figurative, intransitive) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
  • remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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