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retire

/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ sustantivo C2

En español: retiro, toque de retirada

  1. A place to which one retires.
  2. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. (dated) · At the retire, the cavalry fell back.

Plural retires

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“—change lobsters, and retire in same order,” continued the Gryphon.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 76 · B2
Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window, undo the hasp, put your lamp there as a signal to us, and then withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want into the room which you used to occupy.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 60 · B2
When any of these nondescript individuals put in an appearance, Sherlock Holmes used to beg for the use of the sitting-room, and I would retire to my bed-room.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 16 · B2
We talked little, and I for one was glad when the meal was over and we were able to retire into the modern billiard-room and smoke a cigarette.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 72 · C1

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