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Detailed Translations for retreat from English to French

retreat:

retreat [the ~] noun

  1. the retreat
    la retraite; le replis
  2. the retreat
    la retraite
  3. the retreat
    la retraite; l'abri; le refuge; l'asile; la maison de retraite
  4. the retreat (shelter; refuge; asylum)
    l'asile; le refuge; l'abri; l'hospice; le foyer; le centre d'accueil; la maison d'accueil
  5. the retreat (asylum; shelter; refuge; safety zone)

Translation Matrix for retreat:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abri asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; asylum; corner; covering; facility; free port; haven; haven of refuge; hiding place; hiding-place; housing; lodging; lodgings; lurking-place; nook; pause; penthouse; port of distress; port of refuge; quarters; refuge; safety zone; shed; shelter; somewhere to sleep; streetcar-shelter; tram-shelter; underground shelter
asile asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; anchor; asylum; corner; crutch; hiding-place; mainstay; nook; refuge; refugee camp; safety zone; shelter; somewhere to sleep
centre d'accueil asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter crisis centre; shelter
fourrière asylum; refuge; retreat; safety zone; shelter
foyer asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; base; coffee-room; cooker; cooking range; drawing-room; fire; fireplace; fireside; focal point; focus; foyer; furnace; hearth; hearth-fire; heating-apparatus; home; hotbed; house; housing; lodging; lodgings; own hearth; quarters; reception-room; refreshment room; refreshmentroom; residence; salon; seat of the fire; shelter; stove; waiting-room
hospice asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; clearing-house; housing; lodging; lodgings; quarters; shelter; temporary refuge
maison d'accueil asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; clearing-house; housing; lodging; lodgings; quarters; shelter; temporary refuge
maison de retraite retreat convalescent home; health-resort; home for elderly; home for the elderly; home of rest; old people's home; old peoples home; rehabilitation centre; rest-home; sanatorium
pension pour des animaux domestiques asylum; refuge; retreat; safety zone; shelter
refuge asylum; refuge; retreat; shelter accommodation; asylum; burrow; corner; den; free port; haven; haven of refuge; hiding place; hiding-place; hole; lair; lurking-place; nook; pause; port of distress; port of refuge; refuge; safety zone; shelter; somewhere to sleep; underground shelter
replis retreat
retraite retreat Old-age pension; asylum; chastity; corner; free port; haven of refuge; hiding place; hiding-place; immaculacy; innocence; insulation; isolation; journey home; lurking-place; nook; old-age pension; port of distress; port of refuge; purity; refuge; reservedness; retiring nature; retraction; return journey; ride back; safety zone; secretion; separation; shelter; taking back; trip back; trip home; underground shelter; withdrawal
- hideaway; retirement
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- back away; back out; crawfish; crawfish out; draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; pull in one's horns; recede; retire; retrograde; withdraw

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Related Definitions for "retreat":

  1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)1
  2. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation1
    • the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity1
  3. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat1
    • the disorderly retreat of French troops1
  4. an area where you can be alone1
  5. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset1
  6. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position1
  7. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet1
  8. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity1
  9. pull back or move away or backward1
  10. move back1
  11. move away, as for privacy1
    • The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer1

Wiktionary Translations for retreat:

retreat
noun
  1. act of pulling back or withdrawing
  2. quiet place affording privacy
  3. period of meditation, prayer, or study
verb
  1. To withdraw military forces
retreat
noun
  1. Traductions à trier suivant le sens.
  2. action de reculer.
  3. pli double.
  4. action de retirer.
  5. Marche que fait une armée pour s’éloigner de l’ennemi
  6. Habitation sommaire
verb
  1. frapper de coups répétés.
  2. admin|fr mourir, parler des personnes.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
retreat retraite aftocht — het weggaan

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