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English Definition
    noun
  1. retreat: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
  2. retreat: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
  3. retreat: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
  4. retreat: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
  5. hideaway, retreat: an area where you can be alone
  6. retirement, retreat: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
  7. retreat: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) Antonym: advance
    verb
  1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back: pull back or move away or backward "The enemy withdrew", "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  2. retreat: move away, as for privacy "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
  3. retrograde, retreat: move back "The glacier retrogrades"
  4. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him", "He backed out of his earlier promise", "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
Translation
Not found. Request noted. Other translations below.Chinese chè tuì, hòu tuì, tuì, 後退, 撤退, 退, 后退, 撤退, 退
Dutch aftrekken, de aftocht blazen, retraite, sterven, terugkrabbelen, terugmars, terugtrekking, vergaan, verscheiden, zich terugtrekken, aftocht
French retraite
Greek ανακλητικό
Italian ritirata
Japanese an, anjitsu, anshitsu, hikkomi, iori, koutai, taijin, taikaku, tettai, yuuko, あん, あんしつ, あんじつ, いおり, こうたい, たいきゃく, たいじん, てったい, ひっこみ, ゆうきょ, 幽居, 庵, 庵室, 引っ込み, 後退, 撤退, 退却, 退陣
Latin recedo, recepi, receptum, recipio, regredior, regressus, terga dare, recedentia
Norwegian retrett
Polish odwrocie
Portuguese retiro
Russian отступать, отступление, убежище, отбой
Serbian skloniste, povlacenje
Spanish retrete
Swedish retrдtt