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retreat
[rɪˈtriːt]
sustantivo
1. retirada (f) (withdrawal)
  • to beat a retreat -> batirse en retirada
2. retiro (m) refugio (m) (place)
verbo intransitivo
3. retirarse

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retreat [ri-trit]
sustantivo
1. Retiro, soledad.
2. Retirada, en lugar que sirve de acogida segura; refugio, asilo.
3. Retirada. (Militar)
  • To sound the retreat -> tocar retirada
4. Releje. (Arqueología)
5. Receso.
  • To beat the retreat -> dar el toque de retreta (Mil.)
To be in full retreat, retirarse en masa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Retirarse, refugiarse. (n)
  • The waters are retreating -> las aguas están bajando

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retreat [rɪˈtriːt]
noun
1 (Mil) (withdrawal) retirada (f); vuelta (f) atrás; marcha (f) atrás
the retreat from Mons la retirada de Mons; to beat the retreat dar el toque de retreta; to beat a retreat retirarse; batirse en retirada; emprender la retirada; to beat a hasty retreat retirarse en desorden; the government is in retreat on this issue en este asunto el gobierno se está echando atrás; this represents a retreat from his promise con esto se está volviendo atrás de su promesa; to be in full retreat retirarse en masa; retirarse en todo el frente
2 (place) also (Rel) retiro (m); refugio (m); (state) retraimiento (m); apartamiento (m)
verb:intransitive
1 (Mil) (Rel) (move back) retirarse
they retreated to Dunkirk se retiraron a Dunquerque
2 (draw back) retroceder
the waters are retreating las aguas están bajando

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Verb Conjugation for "retreat"

Imperative
  • retreat
  • you retreat
  • he/she retreats
  • we retreat
  • you retreat
  • they retreat
Preterite
  • I retreated
  • you retreated
  • he/she retreated
  • we retreated
  • you retreated
  • they retreated
Present Continuous
  • I am retreating
  • you are retreating
  • he/she is retreating
  • we are retreating
  • you are retreating
  • they are retreating
Present Perfect
  • I have retreated
  • you have retreated
  • he/she has retreated
  • we have retreated
  • you have retreated
  • they have retreated
Past Continuous
  • I was retreating
  • you were retreating
  • he/she was retreating
  • we were retreating
  • you were retreating
  • they were retreating
Past Perfect
  • I had retreated
  • you had retreated
  • he/she had retreated
  • we had retreated
  • you had retreated
  • they had retreated
Future
  • I will retreat
  • you will retreat
  • he/she will retreat
  • we will retreat
  • you will retreat
  • they will retreat
Future Perfect
  • I will have retreated
  • you will have retreated
  • he/she will have retreated
  • we will have retreated
  • you will have retreated
  • they will have retreated
Future Continuous
  • I will be retreating
  • you will be retreating
  • he/she will be retreating
  • we will be retreating
  • you will be retreating
  • they will be retreating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been retreating
  • you have been retreating
  • he/she has been retreating
  • we have been retreating
  • you have been retreating
  • they have been retreating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been retreating
  • you will have been retreating
  • he/she will have been retreating
  • we will have been retreating
  • you will have been retreating
  • they will have been retreating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been retreating
  • you had been retreating
  • he/she had been retreating
  • we had been retreating
  • you had been retreating
  • they had been retreating
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