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"retire" is the third person singular imperative of the verb retirar. View conjugation.

retire

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retire
[rɪˈtaɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1jubilar
verbo intransitivo
2jubilarse (employee)
3retirarse (withdraw)
4retirarse (a descansar) (Formal) (to bed)

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retire [ri-taiar]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Retirarse; retroceder, volver atrás. (n)
2Retirarse, refugiarse, ponerse a salvo. (n)
3Dejar algún empleo público. (n)
4Recogerse, apartarse, separarse. (n)
  • A retired life -> vida privada
  • To retire from business -> retirarse de los negocios
5Pagar completamente y retirar de la circulación comercial.
  • To retire the bonds of a city -> retirar los bonos de una ciudad
6Jubilar, retirar, un oficial del ejército o de la marina.
7Remover, apartar, separar. (Antiguo)
  • To retire from a post -> dimitir de un cargo
  • To retire on a pension -> jubilarse
va.

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retire [rɪˈtaɪəʳ]
verb:intransitive
1 (give up work) [+worker] retirarse; (at age limit) jubilarse; retirarse; [+professional sportsperson, military officer] retirarse
she is retiring from professional tennis this year se retira del tenis profesional este año
in 1974 he retired from the museum he retires as chairman of the board at the end of this year he ran it for over half a century, until he retired as its manager at the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50 Gladys retired at the age of sixty-eight women and men will be able to retire five years earlier I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season most racing cyclists have retired by the age of thirty the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is retiring from active duty in 1965 to retire [on] a pension
she retired on a good pension se jubiló se retiró con una buena pensión;or he retired to the South of France se jubiló se retiró y se fue a vivir al sur de Francia;or
Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg
2 (formal) (withdraw) retirarse
the jury has retired to consider its verdict el jurado se ha retirado a deliberar para dar su veredicto; to retire from public life retirarse de abandonar la vida pública;or
I retired to my study upstairs to retire from the world to retire [into] o.s.
3 (formal) (go to bed) acostarse; retirarse; (formal)
she retires early most nights she retired early with a good book don't eat just before retiring or retire just after eating
to retire to bed retire for the night ir a dormir; ir a acostarse
some time after midnight, he retired to bed they had already retired for the night when we got back
4 (Dep) [+competitor] abandonar; retirarse; [+horse] retirarse
he retired in the fifth lap with engine trouble abandonó se retiró en la quinta vuelta debido a problemas con el motor;or
she was forced to retire from the competition with a knee injury one of the most serious injuries was to Simon Littlejohn, who was /forced to retire from the race with a leg injury/ Antonitsch retired injured in the third set of his match against the Canadian Great Ovation retired lame
5 (Mil) [+troops, army] retirarse
Yamamoto was forced to retire to safety 4,000 British soldiers were retiring towards Ladysmith after an inconclusive battle
verb:transitive
1 (from work, service) [+worker] jubilar; (Mil) [+officer] retirar
he was compulsorily retired le dieron la jubilación forzosa; le obligaron a jubilarse
if he does badly they may retire him he made himself immensely unpopular by retiring 90 members of the company within the first few years I believe he was retired early from a university somewhere or other the court found that he should have been retired at a higher rank and awarded him back pay Malone was retired from the British Army
2 (Horse Racing) [+horse] retirar; (Baseball) [+batter] eliminar
/the horse went lame and was retired from racing/ three days later Fager was voted horse of the year and was then retired to stud the Rangers'first two batters were retired easily
3 (Economics) [+bond] redimir
so long as the bond is callable, /it can be prematurely retired/ any time the issuer cares to /the whole issue is being retired/ before its time, and there's nothing you can do but turn in your bond and invest your money elsewhere
4 (Mil) [+troops, army] retirar
he retired his troops to a position of safety

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Verb Conjugation for "retire"

Imperative
  • retire
  • you retire
  • he/she retires
  • we retire
  • you retire
  • they retire
Preterite
  • I retired
  • you retired
  • he/she retired
  • we retired
  • you retired
  • they retired
Present Continuous
  • I am retiring
  • you are retiring
  • he/she is retiring
  • we are retiring
  • you are retiring
  • they are retiring
Present Perfect
  • I have retired
  • you have retired
  • he/she has retired
  • we have retired
  • you have retired
  • they have retired
Past Continuous
  • I was retiring
  • you were retiring
  • he/she was retiring
  • we were retiring
  • you were retiring
  • they were retiring
Past Perfect
  • I had retired
  • you had retired
  • he/she had retired
  • we had retired
  • you had retired
  • they had retired
Future
  • I will retire
  • you will retire
  • he/she will retire
  • we will retire
  • you will retire
  • they will retire
Future Perfect
  • I will have retired
  • you will have retired
  • he/she will have retired
  • we will have retired
  • you will have retired
  • they will have retired
Future Continuous
  • I will be retiring
  • you will be retiring
  • he/she will be retiring
  • we will be retiring
  • you will be retiring
  • they will be retiring
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been retiring
  • you have been retiring
  • he/she has been retiring
  • we have been retiring
  • you have been retiring
  • they have been retiring
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been retiring
  • you will have been retiring
  • he/she will have been retiring
  • we will have been retiring
  • you will have been retiring
  • they will have been retiring
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been retiring
  • you had been retiring
  • he/she had been retiring
  • we had been retiring
  • you had been retiring
  • they had been retiring

retirar
transitive verb
1 to remove (quitar, sacar) ; to withdraw (dinero, moneda, carné) ; to clear (nieve) ; to withdraw (mano)
  • me ha retirado el saludo -> he's not speaking to me
2 to force to retire (jubilar) (a deportista) ; to retire (a empleado)
  • una lesión lo retiró de la alta competición -> an injury forced him to retire from top-flight competition
3 to pick up, to collect (recoger, llevarse)
  • puede pasar a retirar sus fotos el jueves -> you can pick your photos up o collect your photos on Thursday
4 to take back (retractarse de)
  • ¡retira eso que o lo que dijiste! -> take that back!, take back what you said!
retirarse
pronomial verb
1 to retire (jubilarse)
2 to withdraw (de competición, elecciones) ; to leave (de reunión) ; to retire (for the evening) (irse a dormir)
3 to retreat (de campo de batalla)
4 to move away (apartarse)
  • retírate, que no dejas pasar -> move out of the way, people can't get past

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retirar [ray-te-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1 To withdraw, to retire, to lay aside (mover), to reserve, to hide away (quitar).
2 To repel, to force the enemy to retire or retreat.
3 To print the back of a sheet.
4 To revoke; to retreat.
5 To take out (pieza).
6 To withdraw (moneda, sello).
7 To retire, to pension off (jubilar).
8 To withdraw (acusación, palabras).
verb reflexive
9 To retire, to retreat, to cease to pursue; to recede, to go back.
10 To retire from intercourse with the world; to retire from trade.
11 To retire from a public station.
12 To retire from company.
13 To take refuge; to retire to one’s house or department.
14 To raise a siege or blockade; to abandon a post (jubilarse). (Military)
15 To retire or retreat from danger.
16 To retire (después de cenar).
  • Retirarse ante un peligro -> to retreat
  • Cuando me retire de los negocios -> when I retire from business

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retirar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+acusación, apoyo, subvención] to withdraw; [+demanda] to withdraw; take back
la patinadora había retirado la demanda que presentó la semana pasada contra el USOC
han retirado su apoyo al Gobierno they have withdrawn their support for the Government; les retiraron las subvenciones they had their subsidies taken away withdrawn;o retiró su candidatura a la Presidencia he stood down from the presidential election; he withdrew his candidacy for the presidency
el Crédit Lyonnais le ha retirado su apoyo financiero le han retirado la inmunidad parlamentaria
la mayoría del electorado le ha retirado la confianza he has lost the confidence trust of the majority of the electorate;o retirar la palabra a algn to stop speaking to sb
su hermano le ha retirado la palabra retiró la palabra a compañeros suyos del Gobierno
retirar el saludo a algn to stop saying hello to sb
Se molestó y casi me retiró el saludo la jet le ha retirado el saludo
2 [+moneda, sello] to withdraw (from circulation); [+autobús, avión] to withdraw (from service)
estos aviones serán retirados de del servicioo these planes are to be withdrawn from service; el producto fue retirado del mercado the product was withdrawn from the market taken off the market;o
3 [+permiso, carnet, pasaporte] to withdraw; take away
le han retirado el permiso de conducir he's had his driving licence taken away
me retiraron el pasaporte ordenaron retirar el pasaporte a Craxi y a otros tres ex ministros
4 [+dinero] to withdraw
fui a retirar dinero de la cuenta I went to withdraw some money from my account
5 [+tropas] to withdraw; [+embajador] to recall; withdraw; [+atleta, caballo] to withdraw; scratch
6 (quitar) to take away; remove
han retirado el retrato de Franco
la camarera retiró las copas the waitress took the glasses away; le retiraron todos los objetos afilados de la celda all sharp objects were removed from his cell
retirar tierras de la producción
7 [+cabeza, cara] to pull back; pull away; [+mano] to draw back; withdraw; [+tentáculo] to draw in
el segundo beso se lo daba literalmente al aire ya que ellas habian retirado la cara para ese momento Le tapé la boca pero ella retiró la cabeza, y continuó al intentar darle la medicina, retiraba la cabeza diciendo No, no; caca, caca
8 (jubilar) to retire; pension off
verbo:pronominal
retirarse
1 (moverse) to move back away;ode from
retírate de la entrada para que pueda pasar la gente move back away from the door so that people can get through;o retirarse ante un peligro to shrink back from a danger
2 (irse)
puede usted retirarse you may leave; el testigo puede retirarse the witness may stand down; se retiró enfadado a la cocina he withdrew to the kitchen in a huff
se retira a la cocina donde, al rato, llega a consolarla su tía las autoridades se retiraron al salón
retirarse de las negociaciones to withdraw from the negotiations; se retiraron del torneo (antes de su inicio) they withdrew from pulled out of the tournament;o (después de su inicio) they retired from pulled out of the tournament;o tuvo que retirarse del terreno de juego he had to leave the pitch
la policía se retiró del lugar de los hechos la Policía, lejos de intervenir, se retira del lugar de los hechos Muchas gracias. El testigo puede retirarse.Silencio, por favor. La defensa llamará a su segundo testigo las lesiones la obligan a retirarse del campeonato y a dejar la vía libre a su más directa y encarnizada rival se vio obligado a retirarse al romper el motor de su Honda el guardameta tuvo que retirarse con un corte en la cara uno delos corredores tuvo que retirarse en el kilómetro 39 su tobillo le traicionó: tuvo que retirarse de la final
3
retirarse (a su habitación) to retire (to one's room to bed);o (formal) (literario)
4 (al teléfono)
¡no se retire! hold the line!
5 (Mil) to withdraw; retreat
6 (jubilarse) to retire;de from
mi padre se retira el año que viene my father will be retiring next year
se retiró a vivir a Mallorca
cuando me retire de los negocios when I retire from business; se retiró anticipadamente she took early retirement

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Verb Conjugation for "retirar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo retiro retiré retiraba retiraré retire
Tú retiras retiraste retirabas retirarás retires
Ella/Él/Usted retira retiró retiraba retirará retire
Nosotros retiramos retiramos retirábamos retiraremos retiremos
Vosotros retiráis retirasteis retirabais retiraréis retiréis
Ellos/Ustedes retiran retiraron retiraban retirarán retiren
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