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1 retreat
1. noun1) (withdrawal; also Mil. or fig.) Rückzug, der2. intransitive verbbeat a retreat — den Rückzug antreten; (fig.) das Feld räumen
retreat within oneself — sich in sich (Akk.) selbst zurückziehen
* * *[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) sich zurückziehen2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) sich zurückziehen2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) der Rückzug2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) zum Rückzug blasen3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) die Zurückgezogenheit* * *re·treat[rɪˈtri:t]I. vi2. (move backwards) zurückweichen; (become smaller) flood waters zurückgehen, fallen; ice schmelzen; shares fallenwhen she came towards me shouting I \retreated behind my desk als sie schreiend auf mich zukam, bin ich hinter meinen Schreibtisch geflüchtetto \retreat into the shade sich akk in den Schatten zurückziehen4. (fail to uphold) einen Rückzieher machento \retreat from one's beliefs seine Überzeugungen ändernto \retreat from one's principles von seinen Prinzipien abweichento \retreat from one's promises/proposals seine Versprechen/Vorschläge zurücknehmenII. nenemy soldiers are now in full \retreat die feindlichen Soldaten haben jetzt den totalen Rückzug angetretento sound a \retreat zum Rückzug blasenshe's gone off to a Buddhist \retreat in the mountains sie hat sich zu den Buddhisten in die Berge zurückgezogento go on \retreat REL in Klausur gehen* * *[rɪ'triːt]1. nto make or beat a ( hasty or swift) retreat (Mil) — (schnell) den Rückzug antreten; (fig) (schleunigst) das Feld räumen
he has gone to his country retreat — er hat sich aufs Land zurückgezogen
2. vi3. vt (CHESS)zurückziehen* * *retreat [rıˈtriːt]A sthere was no retreat fig es gab kein Zurück2. Sichzurückziehen n3. Schlupfwinkel m, stiller Ort, Zufluchtsort m4. Heim n, Anstalt f5. Zurückgezogenheit f, Abgeschiedenheit f6. RELa) Freizeit fb) KATH Exerzitien pl, Einkehrtage pl7. MILa) Rückzugssignal n:8. FLUG Rückstellung f oder Neigung f (gegen die Querachse)B v/iretreat within o.s. sich in sich selbst zurückziehen, sich verschließen2. zurückweichen:retreating chin (forehead) fliehendes Kinn (fliehende Stirn)3. FLUG (zu)rückstellenC v/t besonders eine Schachfigur zurückziehen* * *1. noun1) (withdrawal; also Mil. or fig.) Rückzug, der2. intransitive verbbeat a retreat — den Rückzug antreten; (fig.) das Feld räumen
(withdraw; also Mil. or fig.) sich zurückziehen; (in fear) zurückweichenretreat within oneself — sich in sich (Akk.) selbst zurückziehen
* * *n.Abzug ¨-e m.Rückzug -¨e m. -
2 retreat
re·treat [rɪʼtri:t] vi2) ( move backwards) zurückweichen;when she came towards me shouting I \retreated behind my desk als sie schreiend auf mich zukam, bin ich hinter meinen Schreibtisch geflüchtetto \retreat into oneself sich akk in sich selbst zurückziehen;to \retreat into a fantasy world sich akk in eine Fantasiewelt flüchten;to \retreat into the shade sich akk in den Schatten zurückziehen4) ( fail to uphold) einen Rückzieher machen;to \retreat from one's beliefs seine Überzeugungen ändern;to \retreat from one's principles von seinen Prinzipien abweichen;to be in \retreat sich akk auf dem Rückzug befinden;enemy soldiers are now in full \retreat die feindlichen Soldaten haben jetzt den totalen Rückzug angetreten;to sound a \retreat zum Rückzug blasenshe's gone off to a Buddhist \retreat in the mountains sie hat sich zu den Buddhisten in die Berge zurückgezogento go on \retreat rel in Klausur gehen
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