retirar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- + tirar.

Pronunciation

Verb

retirar (first-person singular present retiro, past participle retirat)

  1. to take away, remove
  2. to take out, extract (money)
  3. (reflexive) to leave, go out
  4. (reflexive) to retire (stop working)
  5. (reflexive) to pull out, leave
  6. to retire, go to bed
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Portuguese

Etymology

From re- + tirar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [he.t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ɾ)/ [he.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [χe.t͡ʃiˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ɻ)/ [he.t͡ʃiˈɾa(ɻ)]

Verb

retirar (first-person singular present retiro, first-person singular preterite retirei, past participle retirado)

  1. to remove
  2. to withdraw
  3. inflection of retirar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- + tirar. Cognate with English retire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retiˈɾaɾ/ [re.t̪iˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧ti‧rar

Verb

retirar (first-person singular present retiro, first-person singular preterite retiré, past participle retirado)

  1. to remove
  2. to withdraw
  3. (reflexive) to retreat, to withdraw
  4. (reflexive) to retire (for a reason other than age)
    La estrella no tenía más remedio que retirarse después de una conmoción grave.
    The star had no choice but to retire after a really bad concussion.
    Synonym: (for age) jubilarse

Usage notes

  • Retirar is a false friend, and does not mean retire in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of retirar is jubilar. However, it is frequently used with that meaning in Spanglish and American Spanish.

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