retiring

re·tir·ing

 (rĭ-tīr′ĭng)

adj.

Shy and reserved; modest.

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re·tir′ing·ly adv.

re·tir′ing·ness n.

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retiring

(rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ)

adj

shunning contact with others; shy; reserved

reˈtiringly adv

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re•tir•ing

(rɪˈtaɪ^ər ɪŋ)

adj.

reserved; shy.

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retire

– retiring

1. 'retire'

When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, usually because they have reached the age when they can get a pension.

Gladys retired at the age of sixty-eight.

They had decided to retire from farming.

2. 'retiring'

The adjective retiring has two meanings.

You use it in front of a noun such as MP or chairman to indicate that someone will soon give up their present job and be replaced by someone else.

...Jim Dacre, the retiring Labour MP.

...the retiring President of the Methodist Conference.

You also use it to describe someone who is very quiet and avoids meeting other people.

She was a shy, retiring girl.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	retiring - not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" unassuming modest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
	2.	retiring - of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" past, preceding outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"
	3.	retiring - reluctant to draw attention to yourself self-effacing, reticent unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

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retiring

adjective shy, reserved, quiet, modest, shrinking, humble, timid, coy, meek, reclusive, reticent, unassuming, self-effacing, demure, diffident, bashful, timorous, unassertive I'm still that shy, retiring little girl.
forward, bold, outgoing, audacious, sociable, gregarious, brassy

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retiring

adjective

Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner:

backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, self-effacing, shy, timid.

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Translations

خَجول، هادِئ جِدا

uzavřený

tilbageholdende

zurückhaltend

retraídosalientereservado

réservé

hlédrægur

sıkılganutangaç

孤僻的腼腆的谦让的

retiring

[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] ADJ

1. [chairman, president] → saliente; [age] → de jubilación

2. (= shy) → reservado, retraído

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retiring

[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj

[person] → réservé(e)

[president, chairman, MP, head, captain, coach] → sortant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

retiring

adj

(= shy) → zurückhaltend

retiring age → Rentenalter nt; (of civil servant) → Pensionsalter nt

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retiring

[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj

a. (frm) (shy) → riservato/a

b. (departing, chairman) → uscente; (age) → pensionabile

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retire

(riˈtaiə) verb

1. stop working permanently, usually because of age. He retired at the age of sixty-five. aftree يَعْتَزِل، يَتَقاعَد оттеглям се reformar-se odejít do důchodu in den Ruhestand treten trække sig tilbage βγαίνω στη σύνταξη, αποχωρώretirarse, jubilarse pensionile jääma بازنشسته شدن jäädä eläkkeelle prendre sa retraite לִפרוֹש לְגִמלָאוֹת अलग हो जाना biti umirovljen, ostaviti službu nyugdíjba megy pensiun láta af störfum, fara á eftirlaun (andare in pensione) 退職する 은퇴하다 išeiti į pensiją/atsargą aiziet pensijā bersara met pensioen gaangå av med pensjon, bli pensjonist odejść na emeryturę شانه كيدل، په څټ كيدل،ځان كښل، لاس اخيستل بستر ته تلل، ملاستى ته تلل،كښل، تقاعدوركول،په كوركښينول،دمه وركول(په لوبه كى reformar-se a ieşi la pensie уходить на пенсию odísť do dôchodku upokojiti se penzionisati se dra sig tillbaka, gå i pension เกษียณ emekli olmak 退休 іти у відставку; звільняти(ся) ملازمت سے فارغ ہونا یا کرنا nghỉ hưu 退休

2. to leave; to withdraw. When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position. terugval يأوي إلى فِراشِه отдръпвам се retirar-se odejít, stáhnout se sich zurückziehen trække sig tilbage; gå i seng αποσύρομαιretirarse lahkuma, eralduma عقب نشینی کردن vetäytyä se retirer, partir לִפרוֹש पीछे हटना, अवकाश लेना povući se, poći spavati visszavonul mengundurkan diri draga sig í hlé ritirarsi 引き下がる 물러가다 pasitraukti, išeiti aiziet; nošķirties; atkāpties meninggalkan zich terugtrekkentrekke seg tilbake; gå til sengswycofać się شانه كيدل retirar-se a se retrage, a pleca уходить; удаляться odísť, stiahnuť sa umakniti se povući se dra sig undan, retirera ออกไป; ถอนตัว çekilmek 退下，退出 усамітнюватися کنارہ کش ہونا rút lui 退下，退出

reˈtired adjective

having stopped working. My father is retired now; a retired professor. afgetree مُتَقاعِد пенсиониран reformado / aposentado v důchodu pensioniert pensioneret απόστρατος, συνταξιούχοςjubilado pensionil olev بازنشسته eläkkeellä oleva retraitéבדימוס अवकाश प्राप्त umirovljen nyugdíjas pensiun hættur störfum, á eftirlaunum pensionato, in pensione 退職した 은퇴한 išėjęs į pensiją/atsargą pensionēts; pensijā telah bersara gepensioneerdpensjonertemerytowany ګوښه ځاى ، تقاعدشوى تقاعدى معاش،ځيره شرمندوكى reformado (ieşit) la pensie, pensionat отставной, на пенсии na dôchodku upokojen u penziji pensionerad ปลดเกษียณ emekli 退休的 відставний; усамітнений کاروبار سے سبکدوش nghỉ hưu 退休的

reˈtirement noun

1. the act of retiring from work. It is not long till his retirement. aftrede تَقاعُد пенсиониране reforma / aposentadoria odchod do důchodu die Pensionierung pensionering; fratrædelse αποχώρηση, συνταξιοδότησηjubilación pensionile jäämine بازنشستگی eläkkeelle jääminen retraiteפרישה सेवा-निवृत्ति odlazak u mirovinu nyugdíjazás pensiun lausn frá starfi pensionamento 退職 은퇴 išėjimas į pensiją/atsargą pensija persaraan pensioneringfratredelse, pensjonering odejście na emeryturę شاته كيدنه ،له ځايه كښنه ، لاس اخيستنه ، تقاعد reforma pen­sio­nare выход на пенсию odchod do dôchodku upokojitev penzija pensionering การปลดเกษียณ emekli olma 退休 відставка سبکدوشی sự nghỉ hưu 退休

2. a person's life after retiring from work. He's enjoying his retirement. aftrede حَياة التَّقاعُد живот след пенсиониране reforma / aposentadoria důchod der Ruhestand pensionisttilværelse η ζωή μετά τη σύνταξη jubilación pensionipõlv بازنشستگی eläkevuodet retraite גִמלָאוֹת अवकाश ग्रहण mirovina nyugdíj(as élet) masa pensiun eftirlaunaár pensionamento 退職生活 정년 후의 삶 pensininko gyvenimas pensija kehidupan bersara pensioenotium, pensjonstid, pensjonisttilværelse życie na emeryturze, emerytura تقاعد reforma viaţă de pensionar жизнь после выхода на пенсию dôchodok pokoj penzija pension ชีวิตหลังการปลดเกษียณ emeklilik 退休後的生活 відставка علیحد گی thời gian nghỉ hưu 退休后的生活

reˈtiring adjective

shy. a very quiet, retiring person. teruggetrokke خَجول، هادِئ جِدا стеснителен retraído / tímido uzavřený zurückhaltend tilbageholdende συνεσταλμένος, ντροπαλόςretraído, reservado tagasitõmbunud گوشه گیر؛ کناره گیر syrjään vetäytyvä réservéביישן निवर्ती, निवर्तमान povučen, nedruštven visszahúzódó pemalu hlédrægur ritirato 内気な 수줍은 kuklus, santūrus (sevī) noslēdzies; kluss pendiam teruggetrokkenreservert, tilbakeholdenmałomówny, powściągliwy تنها. يوازي retraído rezervat застенчивый uzavretý, samotársky, nenápadný vase zaprt povučen försynt, reserverad นิ่งเงียบ utangaç, sıkılgan 靦腆的 скромний; соромливий گوشہ نشیں nhút nhát 腼腆的，谦让的，孤独的孤僻的

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