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[rɪ'triːt] 1. n( place) ustronie nt; ( withdrawal) ucieczka f; ( MIL) odwrót m2. vi* * *[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.) cofnąć się2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) wycofać się2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) odwrót2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) odwrót3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) zacisze, ustronie
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