retraer

v.

1 to retract.

El aparato retrajo la cuchilla The apparatus retracted the blade.

2 to bring back, to repurchase, to retake.

María retrajo sus pertenencias Mary brought back her stuff.

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retraer

Conjugation model [TRAER], like {{link=traer}}traer

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a traer) to bring back, bring again

2 (reprochar) to reproach

■ le retrajo todas sus faltas she reproached him for all his faults

3 (disuadir) to dissuade

► verbo pronominal retraerse

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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1. VT

1) [+ uñas] to draw in, retract

2) (=volver a traer) to bring back

3) frm (=disuadir) to dissuade

2.

See:

retraerse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Zool) <uñas> to retract

2) (traer de vuelta) to bring back

2.

retraerse v pron

a) (retirarse) to withdraw

se retrae de la gente que no conoce bien — when he's with people he doesn't know well he withdraws into his shell

b) demanda to reduce, fall

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Zool) <uñas> to retract

2) (traer de vuelta) to bring back

2.

retraerse v pron

a) (retirarse) to withdraw

se retrae de la gente que no conoce bien — when he's with people he doesn't know well he withdraws into his shell

b) demanda to reduce, fall

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retraer [E23 ]

vt

A (Zool) ‹uñas› to retract

B (traer de vuelta) to bring back

me retrajo a la realidad it brought me back to reality o to earth

■ retraerse

v pron

1 (retirarse) to withdraw

se retrajo a su casa de campo she withdrew o retired to her house in the country

el caracol se retrae en su concha the snail withdraws into its shell

se retrae de la gente que no conoce bien when he's with people he doesn't know well he withdraws into his shell o into himself, he's very shy with people he doesn't know well

2 «demanda» to reduce, fall

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retraer verbo transitivo
1 (las uñas, etc) to retract, draw in
2 (de un intento) to dissuade, put off: la timidez le retrajo de llamar, his shyness kept him from calling
'retraer' also found in these entries:
English:
retract
- draw
- pull

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retraer

♦ vt

1. [uñas, cuernos] to retract, to draw in

2. [disuadir]

retraer a alguien de hacer algo to persuade sb not to do sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb retraerse

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retraer

<part retraido> v/t retract

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retraer {81} vt

1) : to bring back

2) : to dissuade

♦ See also the reflexive verb retraerse