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Retirer

English translation of Retirer

Withdraw

In French, 'retirer' can be used in various contexts, such as taking back something, removing an item, or withdrawing money from a bank. It is commonly used in both everyday conversation and formal situations to indicate the action of taking away or removing something from a place.


Example sentences using: Retirer

Je dois retirer de l'argent au distributeur.

English translation of Je dois retirer de l'argent au distributeur.

I have to withdraw money at the ATM.

This phrase expresses the necessity for a person to take out cash from an automated teller machine.

Elle a décidé de retirer sa candidature.

English translation of Elle a décidé de retirer sa candidature.

She decided to withdraw her application.

This sentence indicates that a person has chosen to remove their application from consideration, either for a job or another opportunity.

Nous allons retirer les meubles de la salle.

English translation of Nous allons retirer les meubles de la salle.

We are going to withdraw the furniture from the room.

In this example, the phrase means that a group of people plans to remove furniture from a room, possibly to make space or for another purpose.

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