retreat

retreat englannista suomeksi

1. piilopaikka

2. lipunlasku

3. vetäytyä

4. perääntymismerkki

5. vetäytyminen

6. vetääntyä, lähteä pois, peräytyä, perääntyä

7. pakopaikka

1. perääntyminen

2. turvapaikka, piilopaikka

3. vetäytyminen

4. perääntyä, vetäytyä

4. Substantiivi

retreat englanniksi

1. The act of back|pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

2. (RQ:Shakespeare All's Well)

3. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.

4. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

5. (RQ:Hardy Tess)

6. 1692, (w), "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", ''Fables of Aesop'', page 115

... he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat.

7. (RQ:Dryden Fables)

That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.

8. (label) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

9. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.

(ux)

10. A period of meditation, prayer or study.

11. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.

12. A signal for a military withdrawal.

13. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

14. A military ceremony to lower the flag.

15. The move of a piece from a threatened position.

16. To withdraw from a position, back.

17. To withdraw military forces

18. (q) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.

19. To slope back.

20. (quote-book)|publisher=William Heinemann|location=London|page=111|passage=His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring.

''a retreating forehead''

21. (alt sp)

22. a period of meditation, prayer or study; (l)

23. a location for such activities