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1 (to) retract
(to) retract /rɪˈtrækt/A v. t.1 ritrattare; ritirare: to retract a statement, ritrattare una dichiarazione; to retract an offer [a promise], ritirare un'offerta [una promessa]2 ritirare; ritrarre: to retract one's hand, ritirare la mano; After taking off, the pilot retracted the undercarriage, dopo il decollo, il pilota ha ritirato il carrello3 (med.) ritirare; divaricareB v. i. -
2 (to) retract
(to) retract /rɪˈtrækt/A v. t.1 ritrattare; ritirare: to retract a statement, ritrattare una dichiarazione; to retract an offer [a promise], ritirare un'offerta [una promessa]2 ritirare; ritrarre: to retract one's hand, ritirare la mano; After taking off, the pilot retracted the undercarriage, dopo il decollo, il pilota ha ritirato il carrello3 (med.) ritirare; divaricareB v. i. -
3 cry off
(cancel appointment) disdire; (retract promise) tirarsi indietro* * *(to cancel (an engagement or agreement).) disdire* * *vi + advfam ritirarsi* * *(cancel appointment) disdire; (retract promise) tirarsi indietro -
4 take back
take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) ricordare2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ritirare* * *vt + adv1) (get back, reclaim) riprendere, (retract: statement, promise) ritirare2) (return: book, goods, person) riportare* * *take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]
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