se retirer

Definitions of se retirer
  1. verb
    retire gracefully
    synonyms: tirer sa révérence
    se replier
    withdraw from active participation
  2. verb
    move away, as for privacy
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    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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    types:
    mettre à la retraite, prendre sa préretraite, prendre sa retraite
    retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
    tirer sa révérence
    retire gracefully
    type of:
    donner sa démission, démissionner, fermer, prendre son congé
    give up or retire from a position
  4. verb
    lose interest
    synonyms: abandonner
    se replier
    withdraw from active participation
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    types:
    tirer sa révérence
    remove oneself from an obligation
    type of:
    se lasser
    lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  5. verb
    withdraw from active participation
    synonyms: se replier
    abandonner
    lose interest
    tirer sa révérence
    retire gracefully
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    type of:
    arrêter, cesser de, finir, mettre fin, terminer
    put an end to a state or an activity
  6. verb
    cause to be out on a fielding play
    synonyms: retirer
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    type of:
    jouer
    manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
  7. verb
    pull back or move away or backward
    synonyms: se replier
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    antonyms:
    avancer, passer, progresser
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    types:
    reculer
    move backwards from a certain position
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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