retiring

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retiring

[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ]

adjetivo

1. retraído(a), reservado(a) (reserved)

2. saliente (official) (por jubilación)

retiring [ri-taia-rin]

participio activo

1. Recatado; modesto, discreto.

2. Perteneciente a un empleado jubilado o militar en situación de retiro.

retiring [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ]

adjective

1 [+chairman, president] saliente; [+age] de jubilación

whom will President Clinton pick to replace retiring Justice Byron White on the Supreme Court this is the last AGM of retiring chairman Anthony Tennant he retiring head of the nation's bank regulatory system these people can take their pension before the normal retiring age

2 (shy) reservado; retraído

being a shy and retiring man I don't want to talk about my good works this shy, retiring man was considered by many the greatest editor of our time he was a quiet, retiring man who was good at his job but no leader of men although the wife demonstrated a retiring nature, in truth she was a domineering lady

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