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I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi* * *[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.) ritirarsi2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) ritirarsi2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) ritirata2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) ritirata3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) ritiro* * *retreat /rɪˈtri:t/n.2 ritiro; il sottrarsi (a qc.): a retreat from public life, un ritiro dalla vita pubblica; a retreat from the realities of political change, una fuga dalla realtà dei cambiamenti politici; a retreat into oneself, la chiusura in se stessi6 (archit.) rientranza; rientro● (fam.) to beat a retreat, battere in ritirata ( anche fig.) □ to cut off sb. 's retreat, tagliare la ritirata a q. □ to make good one's retreat, ritirarsi senza perdite (o senza danno).♦ (to) retreat /rɪˈtri:t/A v. i.2 (fig.: in una discussione, ecc.) cedere; recedere; to retreat into silence, chiudersi nel silenzioB v. t.* * *I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi
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