retreating in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.retreat [Am rəˈtrit, Brit rɪˈtriːt] VB intr

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II.retreat [Am rəˈtrit, Brit rɪˈtriːt] N

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gutless betrayal/retreat
cobarde
tactical victory/retreat/error
táctico
journalists managed to nose him out at his holiday retreat
los periodistas lograron descubrirlo or dar con él en su refugio de vacaciones

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recogida
retreat Brit
retreta
retreat
tocar retreta
to sound the retreat
esperan la retirada de las aguas
they are waiting for the waters to recede o retreat
les cortamos la retirada
we cut off their retreat
batirse en retirada MIL
to retreat
batirse en retirada MIL
to beat a retreat
batirse en retirada (ante una situación desfavorable)
to retreat
ante esta amenaza los especuladores se baten en retirada
faced with this threat the speculators are retreating o beating a retreat o taking flight
retiro
retreat
retiro
retreat
la semana que viene tienen ejercicios espirituales
they are going on a retreat next week
convivencias (religioso)
retreat

retreating in the PONS Dictionary

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retreating Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sound [or beat] the retreat
dar el toque de retreta
to go on a retreat
hacer un retiro espiritual
to sound the retreat MIL
tocar la retirada
to beat a hasty retreat a. fig
retirarse a toda prisa
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To them, even retreating is a dishonourable action, but they will flee if faced with certain death.
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The sight of an advancing armored formation of "triarii" legionaries frequently discouraged exultant enemies in pursuit of retreating "hastati" and "principes" troops.
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Mines are used to restrict or slowdown opponents from accessing certain areas or retreating from battle.
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The "gallglaigh" furnished the retreating plunderers with a moving line of defence from which the horsemen could make short, sharp charges, and behind which they could retreat when pursued.
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A team of bicycle officers made a quick charge toward the crowd with pepper spray before retreating again.
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Governments are retreating from control of the commanding heights of their economies: they are privatizing and deregulating.
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In such a case, the retreating force may employ a number of tactics and strategies to further impede the enemy's progress.
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In some ways they can look like a retreating army, muddied, crumpled and distinctly whiffy.
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Today he is a 73-year-old pensioner, with a tuft of a grey beard, retreating hairline, and sad blue eyes that peer over bifocals.
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Piles of talus and rockfall were created by retreating alpine glaciers.
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