retraerse

retraerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (apartarse) to be dissuaded

2 (refugiarse) to take refuge

3 (hacer vida retirada) to withdraw

4 PLÍTICA to give up

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VPR

1) (=retirarse)

se retrajo a la aldea para su convalecencia — she withdrew to the village to convalesce

2) (=intimidarse)

se retrae cuando le preguntan algo — she goes into her shell when she's asked a question

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= retract, recoil.

Ex. This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

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= retract, recoil.

Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

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vpr

1. [encogerse] to retract

2. [aislarse, retroceder] to withdraw, to retreat;

se retrae cuando hay extraños he becomes very withdrawn o he goes into his shell in the company of strangers

3. Econ [demanda, inversiones] to fall

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retraerse

v/r withdraw

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vr

1) retirarse: to withdraw, to retire

2) refugiarse: to take refuge