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1 retract
سَحَبَ \ drag: to pull with difficulty (sth. or sb. heavy or unwilling to move): We dragged the fallen tree off the road. I dragged my son out of bed. draw (drew, drawn): to obtain (money from a bank, pay from one’s employer, water from a well, etc.). pull: (the opposite of push) to draw (sth.) towards oneself: Pull the rope to ring the bell. Don’t pull so hard, or you’ll break it. retract: to take back (sth. said before): She retracted her statement, because she had got the facts wrong. revoke: to take back (an official order, decision, etc.). tow: to pull with a rope (a vehicle or boat): The damaged car was towed away. withdraw: to take back (an offer, money from the bank, soldiers, from a battle, etc.). \ See Also جر (جَرَّ)، ألغى (أَلْغَى)، تَراجَعَ (عن أقواله)، استرد (اِسْتَرَدَّ) -
2 взять обратно свое заявление
Makarov: retract a statementУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > взять обратно свое заявление
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3 отказаться от заявления
Military: retract a statementУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > отказаться от заявления
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4 отричам
deny(отхвърлям) reject, repudiate, renounceотричам категорично deny emphaticallyотричам да съм автор на disclaim authorship ofотричам теория reject/repudiate a theoryотричам истинността на твърдение deny a contentionотричам въпреки очевидните факти fly in the face of the evidenceотричам се от deny, renounce; disown, disclaim, disavow; retract, recant; give upотричам се от престола abdicate, renounce the crownотричам се от нещо казано unsay/retract a statementотричам се от думите си deny/unsay o.'s wordsотричам се от правата си give up/renounce o.'s rightsбащата се отрече от сина си the father disowned/renounced his sonотричам се от себе си renounce o.'s principles/beliefsне може да се отрече, че there is no denying that; admittedlyотричам се от нещо (лишавам се) deny o.s. s.th., give up/renounce s. th* * *отрѝчам,гл. deny; ( отхвърлям) reject, repudiate, renounce; \отричам въпреки очевидните факти fly in the face of the evidence; \отричам да съм автор на disclaim authorship of; \отричам истинността на твърдение deny a contention;\отричам се от deny, renounce; disown, disclaim, disavow; retract, recant; give up; бащата се отрече от сина си the father disowned/renounced his son; не може да се отрече, че there is no denying that; admittedly; книж. no one will gainsay that; \отричам се от думите си deny/unsay o.’s words; \отричам се от нещо ( лишавам се) deny o.s. s.th, give up/renounce s.th.; \отричам се от нещо казано unsay/retract a statement; \отричам се от правата си give up/renounce o.’s rights; \отричам се от престола abdicate, renounce the crown; \отричам се от признанието си retract a confession; \отричам се от света renounce the world; \отричам се от себе си renounce o.’s principles/beliefs; той отрече да знае за престъплението he forswore any knowledge of the crime.* * *deny: He отричамies being there. - Той отрича да е бил там.; abjure; abnegate; gainsay{`geixnsi}; negate; negative; proscribe; rebut (обвиение); renounce; repudiate (теория)* * *1. (отхвърлям) reject, repudiate, renounce 2. deny 3. ОТРИЧАМ въпреки очевидните факти fly in the face of the evidence 4. ОТРИЧАМ да съм автор на disclaim authorship of 5. ОТРИЧАМ истинността на твърдение deny a contention 6. ОТРИЧАМ категорично deny emphatically 7. ОТРИЧАМ се от deny, renounce;disown, disclaim, disavow;retract, recant;give up 8. ОТРИЧАМ се от думите си deny/unsay o.'s words 9. ОТРИЧАМ се от нещо (лишавам се) deny o. s. s. th., give up/renounce s. th 10. ОТРИЧАМ се от нещо казано unsay/retract a statement 11. ОТРИЧАМ се от правата си give up/renounce o.'s rights 12. ОТРИЧАМ се от престола abdicate, renounce the crown 13. ОТРИЧАМ се от себе си renounce o.'s principles/beliefs 14. ОТРИЧАМ теория reject/repudiate a theory 15. бащата се отрече от сина си the father disowned/ renounced his son 16. не може да се отрече, че there is no denying that;admittedly -
5 отрека
вж. отричам* * *отрека̀,отрѝчам гл. deny; ( отхвърлям) reject, repudiate, renounce; \отрека въпреки очевидните факти fly in the face of the evidence; \отрека да съм автор на disclaim authorship of; \отрека истинността на твърдение deny a contention;\отрека се от deny, renounce; disown, disclaim, disavow; retract, recant; give up; бащата се отрече от сина си the father disowned/renounced his son; не може да се отрече, че there is no denying that; admittedly; книж. no one will gainsay that; \отрека се от думите си deny/unsay o.’s words; \отрека се от нещо ( лишавам се) deny o.s. s.th, give up/renounce s.th.; \отрека се от нещо казано unsay/retract a statement; \отрека се от правата си give up/renounce o.’s rights; \отрека се от престола abdicate, renounce the crown; \отрека се от признанието си retract a confession; \отрека се от света renounce the world; \отрека се от себе си renounce o.’s principles/beliefs; той отрече да знае за престъплението he forswore any knowledge of the crime.* * *вж. отричам -
6 disdire
impegno cancelcontratto terminate* * *disdire1 v.tr.1 ( ritrattare, ritirare) to take* back, to retract, to withdraw*: disdire un'affermazione, to retract a statement; disdire una promessa, to withdraw (o to retract) a promise; disdire la propria parola, to take back one's word // dire e disdire, to say and to unsay2 ( annullare) to cancel, to annul: abbiamo dovuto disdire gli inviti, we had to cancel the invitations; disdire un abbonamento, to cancel a subscription; (comm.) disdire un contratto, to cancel a contract; disdire un'ordinazione, to cancel (o to countermand) an order; disdire la prenotazione per un viaggio, to cancel one's booking for a journey; l'assemblea fu disdetta, the meeting was called off; disdire un appartamento, to give notice to one's landlord // (Borsa) disdire un'opzione, to give up one's option.◘ disdirsi v.rifl. to contradict oneself.* * *[diz'dire]verbo transitivo1) (annullare) to call off, to cancel [incontro, matrimonio, spettacolo]2) (rescindere) to cancel, to discontinue [ abbonamento]; to terminate [ contratto]* * *disdire/diz'dire/ [37]1 (annullare) to call off, to cancel [incontro, matrimonio, spettacolo] -
7 отказаться от своего заявления
1) General subject: repudiate statement2) Diplomatic term: resile from statement, retract a statementУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > отказаться от своего заявления
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8 formell
formell adj RECHT formal* * ** * *formell
(förmlich) formal, full-dress, official;
• formell und materiell gültig valid in form and fact;
• Behauptung formell dementieren to give a formal denial to a statement;
• Behauptung formell zurückziehen to retract a statement;
• formeller Antrag formal application;
• formeller Briefabschluss formal close;
• aus formellen Gründen as a matter of form, for the sake of formality;
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9 Behauptung formell zurückziehen
Behauptung formell zurückziehen
to retract a statementBusiness german-english dictionary > Behauptung formell zurückziehen
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10 ritrattare
retract* * *ritrattare v.tr.1 ( trattare di nuovo) to treat again, to deal* with (sthg.) again: ritrattare un argomento, to deal with a subject again3 ( ritirare) to retract, to withdraw*, to take* back: ritrattare un'accusa, to withdraw (o to take back) an accusation; ritrattare un'affermazione, to retract (o to withdraw) a statement; ritrattare le proprie parole, to retract (o to withdraw o to take back) one's words.◘ ritrattarsi v.rifl. to retract, to take* back (sthg.): egli lo disse, ma subito si ritrattò, he said it, but took back his words at once.* * *[ritrat'tare]verbo transitivo to retract, to withdraw* [ affermazione]; (formalmente, pubblicamente) to recant* * *ritrattare/ritrat'tare/ [1]to retract, to withdraw* [ affermazione]; (formalmente, pubblicamente) to recant. -
11 widerrufen
(unreg., untr., hat)II v/i recant* * *to cancel; to revoke; to recall; to withdraw; to countermand; to cry off; to repeal; to unsay; to recant* * *wi|der|ru|fen [viːdɐ'ruːfn] ptp widerrufen insep irreg1. vtErlaubnis, Anordnung etc to revoke (AUCH JUR), to withdraw, to cancel; Aussage, Geständnis, Behauptung to retract (AUCH JUR), to withdraw; Befehl to cancel, to countermand2. vi(bei Verleumdung etc) to withdraw; (esp bei ketzerischen Behauptungen) to recant* * *(to change (a decision); to make (a law etc) no longer valid.) revoke* * *wi·der·ru·fen *[vi:dɐˈru:fn̩]I. vt▪ etw \widerrufen2. (zurücknehmen) to retract [or withdraw] sthII. vi to recant* * *unregelmäßiges transitives, auch intransitives Verb retract, withdraw <statement, claim, confession, etc.>; revoke, cancel <order, permission, etc.>; repeal < law>* * *widerrufen (irr, untrennb, hat)B. v/i recant* * *unregelmäßiges transitives, auch intransitives Verb retract, withdraw <statement, claim, confession, etc.>; revoke, cancel <order, permission, etc.>; repeal < law>* * *v.to abjure v.to countermand v.to retract v.to revoke v.to unsay v. -
12 rétracter
rétracter [ʀetʀakte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *ʀetʀakteverbe transitif, se rétracter verbe pronominal to retract* * *ʀetʀakte vt1) [personne] [aveux] to retract2) [animal] [griffes, tentacules] to retract* * *rétracter verb table: aimerA vtr ( tous contextes) to retract; il a rétracté ses injures he retracted his insults; le chat a rétracté ses griffes the cat retracted its claws.[retrakte] verbe transitif[cornes] to retract, to draw in (separable)————————se rétracter verbe pronominal intransitif -
13 afirmación
f.1 affirmation, say-so, statement, assertion.2 affirmation, confirmation, consent, affirmance.3 securing, strengthening.* * *1 (aseveración) statement, assertion2 (afianzamiento) strengthening* * *noun f.affirmation, assertion* * *SF affirmation* * ** * *= assertion, claim, dictum [dicta, -pl.], statement, affirmation, pronouncement.Ex. The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.Ex. The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex. However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.----* afirmación categórica = bold statement.* afirmación tajante = protestation.* * ** * *= assertion, claim, dictum [dicta, -pl.], statement, affirmation, pronouncement.Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.* afirmación categórica = bold statement.* afirmación tajante = protestation.* * *1 (declaración) statement, assertion2 (respuesta positiva) affirmation* * *
afirmación sustantivo femenino ( declaración) statement, assertion;
( respuesta positiva) affirmation
afirmación sustantivo femenino
1 affirmation
2 afirmaciones, (declaraciones) statement
' afirmación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
replicar
- reponer
- verdad
- declaración
- discutir
- erróneo
- falsedad
- fundar
- sostener
- tópico
English:
affirmation
- deny
- it
- prove
- reinforcement
- retract
- assertion
- claim
- statement
* * *afirmación nf1. [declaración] statement, assertion;esas afirmaciones son falsas those statements are false2. [asentimiento] affirmative response* * *f1 statement2 declaración positiva affirmation* * *afirmación nf, pl - ciones1) : statement2) : affirmation* * *afirmación n claim -
14 dédire
se dédire dediʀ verbe pronominal to back out* * *1 ( se rétracter) to retract one's statement;2 ( revenir sur) to back out (de of) [engagement, assurance]; to go back on, to retract [promesse]. ⇒ cochon.[dedir]se dédire verbe pronominal intransitif2. [manquer - à sa promesse] to go back on ou to fail to keep one's word ; [ - à son engagement] to fail to honour one's commitmenta. [promesse] to go back on, to fail to keepb. [engagement] to fail to honour -
15 se rétracter
* * *ʀetʀakte1. vpr/vito retract, to retract one's statement2. vpr/pass[griffes] to retract, to be retracted -
16 ritirare
withdraw, pull back( tirare di nuovo) throw againproposta withdraw( prelevare) collect, pick up* * *ritirare v.tr.1 ( tirare di nuovo) to throw* again2 ( tirare indietro) to withdraw*, to take* back, to retract (anche fig.): ritirò velocemente la mano e non fu colpito, he withdrew his hand very quickly and so he was not hurt; ritirare i panni stesi, to take in the washing; ritiro ciò che ho detto, I take back what I said; ritirare la candidatura, to withdraw one's candidature (o to stand down); ritirare un'offerta, una promessa, un'affermazione, to withdraw (o to take back o retract) an offer, a promise, a statement; ritirare la parola data, to take back one's word; ritirare una querela, un'accusa, to withdraw an action, an accusation3 ( richiamare, togliere dalla circolazione) to withdraw*; to call in: ritirare le truppe, to withdraw the troops; ritirare qlco. dalla circolazione, to withdraw sthg. from circulation; hanno dovuto ritirare tutti i giocattoli pericolosi, they had to withdraw all the dangerous toys // (comm.) ritirare un prodotto dalla vendita, to withdraw (o to call in) a product from the market // (fin.) ritirare una moneta, to call in a currency // (banca) ritirare una cambiale, to retire (o to take up) a bill4 ( farsi consegnare) to collect, to pick up; ( riscuotere) to draw*, to withdraw*: puoi passare a ritirare la mia roba in lavanderia?, could you call in to the cleaner's and pick up my things?; stava copiando e allora gli ritirai il foglio, he was cribbing and so I took in his paper; passerà poi qlcu. a ritirare i biglietti, somebody will come later to collect the tickets; ritirare della merce, un pacco, to collect (o to pick up) goods, a parcel; ritirare denaro da una banca, to draw money from (o to take money out of) a bank; ritirare il proprio salario, to draw one's salary; ritirare un vaglia, to cash a money order5 ( sparare di nuovo) to shoot* again, to fire again◘ ritirarsi v.rifl. ( tornare indietro, appartarsi) to retreat; to retire, to withdraw* (anche fig.): le truppe si ritirarono, the troops retreated (o retired); si ritirò subito dopo cena perché aveva molto sonno, he retired immediately after supper because he was very sleepy; ritirare da un impiego, dagli affari, dalla politica, to retire from a job, from business, from politics; ritirare da un esame, to withdraw from an examination; molti ciclisti si ritirano a metà gara, many cyclists drop out (o withdraw) halfway through the race; ora che ho promesso non posso ritirarmi, now that I have promised I cannot drop out (o go back on my word); ritirare in campagna, to retire to the country; ritirare in buon ordine, to retire in good order; ritirare a vita privata, to retire to private life; ritirare in se stesso, to retreat into oneself // la Corte si ritira, the Court is adjourned◆ v.intr.pron.1 ( di acque) to fall*, to subside; ( di mare) to recede; ( di marea) to ebb: a tre giorni dall'inondazione le acque si ritirarono, after three days the floodwaters began to subside; il mare si ritira in questo punto, the sea is receding at this point; la marea incominciò a ritirare, the tide began to ebb (o to go out)2 (di stoffa, restringersi) to shrink*: questa stoffa non si ritira, this cloth does not shrink.* * *[riti'rare]1. vt1) (mano, braccio) to pull back, (candidatura) to withdraw, (soldi) to withdraw, take out, (certificato, bagaglio) to collect, pick up, (bucato) to bring ingli hanno ritirato la patente — they disqualified him from driving Brit, they took away his licence Brit o license Am
2) (cambiale) to retire3) (tirare di nuovo) to pull again, (lanciare di nuovo) to throw again2. vr (ritirarsi)si ritirò nella sua stanza — he withdrew o retired to his room
3. vip (ritirarsi)1) (retrocedere: acque) to recede, subside2) (tessuto) to shrink* * *[riti'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rilanciare) to throw* [sth.] again [ palla]2) (ritrarre) to withdraw*, to pull back, to draw* back [ mano]3) (richiamare) to withdraw*, to pull out [ truppe]4) fig. (ritrattare) to withdraw* [ candidatura]; to withdraw*, to take* back [affermazioni, offerta]; dir. to drop, to withdraw* [ denuncia]5) (recuperare) to collect, to pick up [bagaglio, pacco, biancheria]ritirare qcs. dalla tintoria — to collect sth. from the cleaners
6) (riscuotere) to draw* [pensione, stipendio]; (in banca) to withdraw* [ denaro]7) (revocare) to revoke, to suspend [patente, licenza]; to withdraw*, to retain [ passaporto]8) (togliere dalla circolazione) to withdraw*, to call in [prodotto, merce, monete]; to recall [ prodotto difettoso]2.verbo pronominale ritirarsi1) (tirarsi indietro) to draw* back; (retrocedere) to retreat; [ esercito] to withdraw*, to retreat, to pull back, to pull out2) (andarsene) to retire, to withdraw*3) (abbandonare) to withdraw*, to retire; [ studente] to drop out; [ candidato] to withdraw*, to pull out; sport to retire, to pull out- rsi dagli affari — to go out of o give up business
4) dir. [corte, giuria] to retire5) (restringersi) [ tessuto] to shrink*6) (defluire) [ marea] to recede; [fiume, piena] to subside; [ ghiacciaio] to retreat* * *ritirare/riti'rare/ [1]1 (rilanciare) to throw* [sth.] again [ palla]2 (ritrarre) to withdraw*, to pull back, to draw* back [ mano]3 (richiamare) to withdraw*, to pull out [ truppe]4 fig. (ritrattare) to withdraw* [ candidatura]; to withdraw*, to take* back [affermazioni, offerta]; dir. to drop, to withdraw* [ denuncia]5 (recuperare) to collect, to pick up [bagaglio, pacco, biancheria]; ritirare qcs. dalla tintoria to collect sth. from the cleaners7 (revocare) to revoke, to suspend [patente, licenza]; to withdraw*, to retain [ passaporto]8 (togliere dalla circolazione) to withdraw*, to call in [prodotto, merce, monete]; to recall [ prodotto difettoso]II ritirarsi verbo pronominale1 (tirarsi indietro) to draw* back; (retrocedere) to retreat; [ esercito] to withdraw*, to retreat, to pull back, to pull out2 (andarsene) to retire, to withdraw*; - rsi nella propria camera to retire to one's room; - rsi a vita privata to retire to private life3 (abbandonare) to withdraw*, to retire; [ studente] to drop out; [ candidato] to withdraw*, to pull out; sport to retire, to pull out; - rsi dagli affari to go out of o give up business; - rsi dalla politica to retire from politics4 dir. [corte, giuria] to retire5 (restringersi) [ tessuto] to shrink* -
17 umfallen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. fall (down oder over); (ohnmächtig werden) faint; (zusammenbrechen) collapse; zum Umfallen müde ready to drop; tot2. umg., pej. (nachgeben) give in; (aufgeben) yield, capitulate; der Zeuge / die Partei ist umgefallen the witness / party has given in* * *to fall down; to fall over* * *ụm|fal|lenvi sep irreg aux sein(Mensch) to fall over or down; (Baum, Gegenstand) to fall (down); (= vornüberkippen) to fall or topple over; (inf = ohnmächtig werden) to pass out, to faint; (fig inf = nachgeben) to give invor Müdigkeit fast umfallen, zum Umfallen müde sein — to be (almost) dead on one's feet (inf), to be fit (Brit) or ready to drop
vor Schreck fast umfallen (inf) — to almost die with fright, to almost have a heart attack (inf)
See:→ tot* * *um|fal·lenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein2. (zu Boden fallen) to fall over [or down], to fall [or drop] to the floor/ground; (schwerfällig) to slump to the floor/groundtot \umfallen to drop [down] dead4.* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (umstürzen) fall over2) (zusammenbrechen) collapse3) (ugs. abwertend): (seine Meinung ändern) do an about-face; do a U-turn* * *umfallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)der Zeuge/die Partei ist umgefallen the witness/party has given in* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (umstürzen) fall over2) (zusammenbrechen) collapse3) (ugs. abwertend): (seine Meinung ändern) do an about-face; do a U-turn* * *v.to fall over v. -
18 umfallen
um|fal·lenvi irreg sein2) ( zu Boden fallen) to fall over [or down], to fall [or drop] to the floor/ground; ( schwerfällig) to slump to the floor/ground;tot \umfallen to drop [down] dead -
19 se dédire
dediʀ vpr/vi(d'une promesse) to go back on one's word, (d'une affirmation) to retract one's statementse dédire de [promesse] — to go back on, [engagement] to back out of
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20 отказаться
решить не делать чего-либо, что делалось ранее или могло бы быть сделано в будущем1) to dropМосква и Киев готовы отказаться от взаимных претензий. — …to drop mutual complaints
Речь может пойти об отказе от антидемпинговых расследований. — … to drop anti-dumping investigations
Мы не хотели прерывать переговоры и решили отказаться от обеда. — We decided to skip dinner so as not to interrupt the talks.
Самый известный из всех кандидатов в четверг объявил об отказе от борьбы («Известия»). — The most famous candidate declared on Thursday that he had decided not to run/to withdraw from the race.
Мы отказались от их услуг. — We stopped using their services/We turned down/declined the (offer of) services (в случае отказа от предложения услуг; см. п.(4))
Делегация Совета Европы отказалась от поездки в Чечню. — The delegation of the European Union has decided not to go to Chechnya. (необходимо знание широкого контекста: если делегацию уговаривали ехать, а она отказалась - to refuse (см. п.(4)); в действительности делегацию убеждали не ехать, и она в конце концов согласилась, что это небезопасно)
2) отменитьУкраина требует, чтобы Россия вообще отказалась от квот на украинскую трубную продукцию. — Ukraine wants Russia to lift quotas on Ukrainian pipes and related products.
3) отвергнутьШироту подхода проявляют те политики, кто отказался от старой логики (из речи В.Путина перед дипломатами). — Those political leaders who have rejected the old logic are showing true vision.
4) отказ адресуется кому-либо прямо или косвенно; обычно за глаголом следует инфинитивto refuse, to turn down, to decline (более мягкая, «вежливая» форма)Саудовская Аравия отказалась принять Тони Блэра. — Saudi Arabia refused to receive Tony Blair.
Команда отказалась играть в этом городе по соображениям безопасности. — The team has refused to play in this city for security reasons.
Заключенный отказывается принимать пищу/от приема пищи («адресат» - тюремная администрация или общественное мнение) — The convict is refusing to eat.
Ди Каприо начал поспешно открещиваться от своих юношеских экзерсисов («Известия»). — Di Caprio hastened to disavow his youthful indiscretions.
•отказаться от поездки, выступления, планов — to cancel a trip, a speech, plans
отказаться от заявки/просьбы — to withdraw the application/ request
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retract — re‧tract [rɪˈtrækt] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if a company retracts bonds, shares etc, it takes them off the market by buying them back from investors; = RETIRE: • It will use its credit line to retract C$53.3 million in preferred shares. 2.… … Financial and business terms
retract — [[t]rɪtræ̱kt[/t]] retracts, retracting, retracted 1) VERB If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast… … English dictionary
retract — I. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to draw back or in. –verb (i) 2. to draw or shrink back. {Latin rētrahere to draw back} –retractable, adjective II. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as… …
retract — [ri trakt′] vt., vi. [ME retracten: in RETRACT sense 1 < L retractus, pp. of retrahere, to draw back < re , back + trahere, to DRAW; in RETRACT sense 2 < MFr retracter < L retractare, to draw back, withdraw < re , back + tractare,… … English World dictionary
retract — index abandon (withdraw), abolish, abrogate (annul), abrogate (rescind), adeem, annul … Law dictionary
retract — ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
statement — n. act of stating something stated 1) to issue, make a statement 2) to confirm a statement 3) to deny; refute; retract, withdraw a statement 4) a brief, short; clear; false; oral; rash; succinct; sweeping; terse; vague; written statement 5) a… … Combinatory dictionary
statement — noun 1 something that you say or write ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ Saunder s lawyer made a brief statement to the press outside the court. ▪ bald, blunt, flat ▪ … Collocations dictionary
retract — retract1 /ri trakt /, v.t. 1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. v.i. 2. to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts. [1400 50; late ME retracten < L retractus, ptp. of… … Universalium
retract — verb 1》 draw or be drawn back or back in. 2》 withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. ↘withdraw or go back on (an undertaking). Derivatives retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective Origin ME: from L.… … English new terms dictionary
retract — verb 1 (T) to make an official statement saying that something which you said previously is not true; withdraw (3): He confessed to the murder but later retracted his statement. 2 (I, T) if part of a machine or an animal s body retracts or is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English