retired
/ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ adjectif A2En français : retraité, à la retraite
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. · I lead a retired lifestyle.
- Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people) · The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- No longer in use or production. · Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
Dans la bibliothèque
Old Anthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwall’s Eureka Soap, looked out the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned.
A lump came into her throat, and she hastily retired behind the pages of her uplifted Latin grammar to hide the tears in her eyes.
At five o’clock the two ladies retired to dress, and at half-past six Elizabeth was summoned to dinner.
Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place, what was the name of its proprietor, and, with no little alarm, whether the family were down for the summer?
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