| Principal Translations |
| retirar⇒ vtr | (alejar, apartar, mover) | move away vtr phrasal sep |
| | Retira el bidón de gasolina de la fogata porque podría explotar. |
| | Move the gasoline can away from the fire; it might explode. |
| retirar vtr | (dinero: sacar del banco) (money: formal) | withdraw⇒ vtr |
| | (money: informal) | take out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Retiró todo el dinero que tenía en su cuenta. |
| | She withdrew all of the money in her account. |
| retirar vtr | (dejar de dar algo) (formal: not grant) | withhold⇒, withdraw⇒ vtr |
| | Mario se enojó con su mejor amigo y le retiró el saludo. El patrocinador le retiró su apoyo a la ciclista cuando salió a la luz el escándalo de dopaje. |
| | Mario was angry with his best friend and withheld his greeting. The sponsor withdrew its support for the cyclist when the doping scandal came to light. |
| retirar vtr | (dejar de mantener algo) (words) | take back vtr phrasal sep |
| | | withdraw⇒ vtr |
| | Cuando vio que estaba equivocado, Manuel retiró sus palabras y nos ofreció disculpas. Mi cliente ha decidido retirar la demanda. |
| | When Manuel saw that he was in the wrong, he took back his words and apologized. |
| retirarse v prnl + prep | (irse, marcharse) (formal) | withdraw from vi + prep |
| | (formal) | retire from vi + prep |
| | (go to bed, formal) | retire⇒ vi |
| | Pedro se retiró del salón para ir al baño. |
| | Pedro withdrew from the room to go to the bathroom. |
| retirarse⇒ v prnl | (jubilarse) (cease working) | retire⇒ vi |
| | Miguel se retiró a los 60 años y se dedicó a escribir sus memorias. |
| | Miguel retired at the age of 60 and spent his time writing his memoirs. |
| retirarse v prnl | (persona: irse a casa) | leave⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | retire⇒ vi |
| | Los casados se retiraron y los solteros se quedaron en la fiesta. |
| | The married couples left, while the singles kept partying. |
| retirarse v prnl | (irse a dormir) | go to bed v expr |
| | (formal, dated) | retire⇒ vi |
| | Nos retiramos porque se nos cerraban los ojos de sueño. |
| | We went to bed because we couldn't keep our eyes open. |
| retirarse v prnl | (irse a un lugar apartado) | go off, go away vi phrasal |
| | | get away vi phrasal |
| | Se retiró a la montaña porque odiaba la vida en la ciudad. |
| | She went off (or: went away) to the mountains because she hated city life. |