retire

UK: /rɪˈtaɪər/ US: /-ˈtaɪr/ [retired, retiring]

Translation

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⇨ retirarse

When did that player retire from football?

¿Cuándo se retiró este jugador del fútbol?

⇨ jubilarse

Our headmaster is going to retire this year

Nuestro director se va a jubilar este año

(Definition of retire v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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