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retrage
to withdraw /reˈtra.dʒe/
verb#1189 most common
Also: to retreat, to retract, to resign (reflexive)
Example sentences
El retrage bani de la bancă.
He withdraws money from the bank.
Trupele se retrag din oraș.
The troops are withdrawing from the city.
Ea se retrage din competiție din cauza unei accidentări.
She is withdrawing from the competition because of an injury.
Guvernul a decis să retragă legea controversată.
The government decided to withdraw the controversial law.
După întâlnire, s-a retras discret, fără să spună nimic.
After the meeting, he withdrew quietly without saying anything.
Dacă instanța ar considera proba nulă, procurorul ar trebui să retragă acuzația.
If the court considered the evidence void, the prosecutor would have to withdraw the charge.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | retrag | retrăsei | voi retrage |
| 2sg | retragi | retrăseși | vei retrage |
| 3sg | retrage | retrase | va retrage |
| 1pl | retragem | retrăserăm | vom retrage |
| 2pl | retrageți | retrăserăți | veți retrage |
| 3pl | retrag | retraseră | vor retrage |
Word family
retragerewithdrawal, retreat
retraswithdrawn, reserved
a se retrageto withdraw oneself, to retreat, to resign
a trageto pull, to draw, to shoot
tragerepulling, drawing (also a lottery draw)
Etymology
Retrage is built from the prefix re-, meaning back, and a trage, to pull or draw. A trage comes from Latin trahere, to pull or draw. Adding re- gives the core sense to pull back, which extends naturally to withdraw and retreat. Latin trahere itself has no securely established deeper root, so no further ancestor is given here.
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