retreat1
/rɪˈtriːt/Translation
v [i]
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⇨ retirarse
The citizens retreated into the mountains when the army attacked the city Los ciudadanos se retiraron a las montañas cuando el ejército atacó la ciudad
⇨ retroceder
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de las preposiciones to, into y from(Definition of retreat v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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