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retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. having given up one's work, office, etc., esp on completion of the normal period of service a retired headmistress b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) the retired 2. withdrawn; secluded a retired life a retired cottage in the woods ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
retired adjective pensioned, former, in retirement, pensioned off, superannuated, ex- a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher the retired retired people, pensioners, old people, the elderly, senior citizens, OAPs the skills and energies of the retired Translations retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] ADJ (from work, gen) → jubilado, retirado (esp Mil) → retirado I've been retired since 1996 → me jubilé en 1996 a retired person → un jubilado/una jubilada a lot of retired people come here → aquí vienen muchos jubilados retired [rɪˈtaɪərd] adj [person] → à la retraite, retraité(e) She's retired → Elle est retraitée. a retired teacher → un professeur à la retraite retired adj (= no longer working) worker, employee → aus dem Arbeitsleben ausgeschieden (form); civil servant, military officer → pensioniert, im Ruhestand; soldier → aus der Armee ausgeschieden; he is retired → er arbeitet nicht mehr; (soldier) → er ist nicht mehr in der Armee; retired people → Leute, die im Ruhestand sind; a retired worker/teacher/soldier → ein Rentner/pensionierter Lehrer/ehemaliger Soldat; “occupation - retired” → „Beruf - Rentner/Pensionär/Veteran“ (= secluded) life → zurückgezogen retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj b. (liter) (quiet, secluded) → ritirato/a, appartato/a retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj b. (liter) (quiet, secluded) → ritirato/a, appartato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Vanstone's hearty laughter could escape his lips, she bowed to them with imperturbable gravity; ascended the house-steps, for the first time in her life, at a walk instead of a run, and retired then and there to the bedroom regions. The wax doll Queen spoke prettily to Dorothy and the others, and sent her loving greetings to Ozma before she retired to the rooms prepared for her. So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveller. |
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