retreating

rษชหˆtritษชล‹
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Translation of retreating into Hebrew,

Adjective

1.

battle tactics

going backward, pulling away from a place or situation
ื ึธืกื•ึนื’ nasogืžึดืชึฐืจึทื—ึตืง
  • The troops were retreating after the failed attack.ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืชืงืคื” ื”ื›ื•ืฉืœืช.
2.

withdrawal

pulling back from a commitment or stance
ื ึธืกื•ึนื’ nasogืžึดืชึฐืจึทื—ึตืง ืžึดืขึถืžึฐื“ึธึผืชื•ึน
  • He was retreating from his earlier promises.ื”ื•ื ื ืกื•ื’ ืžื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื•.

Noun

movement

the act of moving back from something
ื ึฐืกึดื™ื’ึธื” fnesigahื”ึดืชึฐืจึทื—ึฒืงื•ึผืช
  • The retreating of the army was swift and organized.ื”ื ืกื™ื’ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” ื•ืžืื•ืจื’ื ืช.
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Synonyms and analogies of retreating in English

adj.recedingwithdrawing
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Examples of retreating in a sentence

  • The general ordered a halt to the retreating units.
  • The retreating army left the city in silence.
  • Her retreating attitude was evident in the negotiations.
  • The retreating of the tide revealed rocks along the shore.
  • The retreating of the troops left the outpost unprotected.
retreat
rษชหˆtrit
Verb
intr.
1.

withdrawal

move back from a position or place
ืœึธืกึถื’ึถืช laseget
  • The army decided to retreat from the battlefield.ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืœืกื’ืช ืžืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘.
2.

lifestyle

give up a plan or way of life
ืœึฐื•ึทืชึตึผืจ ืขึทืœ levater al
  • They had to retreat from their ambitious project.ื”ื ื ืืœืฆื• ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืฉืืคืชื ื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
Noun
1.

withdrawal

act of moving back from danger
ื ึฐืกึดื™ื’ึธื” fnesigah
  • The army's retreat was swift and strategic.ื”ื ืกื™ื’ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” ื•ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช.
2.

seclusion

quiet place for rest or privacy
ืžึธืงื•ึนื ืžึดืคึฐืœึธื˜ ืžึธืงื•ึนื ื ื•ึนืคึถืฉื
  • She found peace at the mountain retreat.ื”ื™ื ืžืฆืื” ืฉืœื•ื•ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืคืœื˜ ืฉื‘ื”ืจื™ื.
3.

contemplation

period of meditation or religious study
ื”ึดืชึฐื‘ึผื•ึนื“ึฐื“ื•ึผืช ื™ึดืžึตื™ ื”ึดืชึฐื‘ึผื•ึนื“ึฐื“ื•ึผืช
  • He attended a spiritual retreat last summer.ื‘ืงื™ืฅ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื”ืชื‘ื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช.
4.

military

RareUKceremony for lowering the flagRareUK
ื˜ึถืงึถืก ืจึดื™ื˜ึฐืจึดื™ื˜ ื˜ึถืงึถืก ื”ื•ึนืจึธื“ึทืช ื”ึทื“ึถึผื’ึถืœ
  • The retreat ceremony was held at sunset.ื˜ืงืก ื”ืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื˜ ื ืขืจืš ื‘ืฉืขืช ืฉืงื™ืขื”.

Expressions with retreat: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

beat a hasty retreatv.
ืœึฐืžึทื”ึตืจ ืœึธืกึถื’ึถืช
When the rain started, we beat a hasty retreat to the car.
retreat into one's shellv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืกึธึผื’ึตืจ ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ึนืšึฐ ืขึทืฆึฐืžื•ึน
She tends to retreat into her shell when she's feeling overwhelmed.
beat a retreatv.
ืœึธืกึถื’ึถืช ื‘ึฐึผื—ึดื™ืคึธึผื–ื•ึนืŸ
When the storm hit, we beat a retreat.
make one's retreatv.
ืœึธืกื•ึผื’
He made his retreat before anyone noticed him.
sound the retreatv.
ืœึฐื”ื•ึนืจื•ึนืช ืขึทืœ ื ึฐืกึดื™ื’ึธื”
The CEO decided to sound the retreat from the failing market.
retreat inside oneselfv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืกึธึผื’ึตืจ ืขึทืœ ืขึทืฆึฐืžื•ึน
ืœึฐื”ึดืกึผื•ึนื’ ืคึฐึผื ึดื™ืžึธื”
During stressful times, she retreats inside herself.

Translations of "retreating" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ื ึธืกื•ึนื’ - nassog

The key to this move is making your enemy think you are retreating.

ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœืžื”ืœืš ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื•ื™ื‘ ืฉืœืš ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืืชื” ื ืกื•ื’.

ื ึฐืกื•ึนื’ึดื™ื - nessogim

A true leader shows gallantry when others are retreating in fear.

ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืืžื™ืชื™ ืžืจืื” ื’ื‘ื•ืจื” ื›ืืฉืจ ืื—ืจื™ื ื ืกื•ื’ื™ื ื‘ืคื—ื“.

ืœึธืกึถื’ึถืช - lasseget

And we just kept retreating to save the group.

ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœืกื’ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”.

ื ึธืกื•ึนื’ึธื” - nassogah

Laterally retreating from the loud noise, she found a quieter spot.

ื”ื™ื ื ืกื•ื’ื” ื”ืฆื™ื“ื” ืžื”ืจืขืฉ ื”ื—ื–ืง ื•ืžืฆืื” ืžืงื•ื ืฉืงื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื ึฐืกึดื™ื’ึทืช - nessigat

With the herd retreating to water the bear must move quickly.

ืขื ื ืกื™ื’ืช ื”ืขื“ืจ ืœืžื™ื ื”ื“ื•ื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.

ื ึฐืกึดื™ื’ึธื” - nessigah

He escaped the hustle and bustle of daily life by retreating to the mountains.

ื”ื•ื ื‘ืจื— ืžื”ื”ืžื•ืœื” ื•ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืกื™ื’ื” ืœื”ืจื™ื.

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Other translations for retreating:

  • ื ึฐืกื•ึผื’ื•ึนืชึธ
  • ื”ืžืชืจื—ืงื™ื

retreating: Examples and translations in context

The retreating army left behind their supplies as they fled the battlefield.

ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื• ืืช ื”ืืกืคืงื” ื‘ืขืช ืฉื‘ืจื— ืžืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘.

Five million years later the seas were retreating before the rising land.

ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื ืกื•ื’ื• ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื•ืช.

Some believed the feral had once lived in the community before retreating into isolation.

ื”ื™ื• ืฉื”ืืžื™ื ื• ื›ื™ ื”ืคืจื ื—ื™ ืคืขื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืกื•ื’ ืœื‘ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช.

The retreating glacier left behind an impressive ice barrier along the river banks.

ื”ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื—ื•ืžืช ืงืจื— ืžืจืฉื™ืžื” ืœืื•ืจืš ื’ื“ื•ืช ื”ื ื”ืจ.

The forayed troops quickly captured the enemy's outpost before retreating.

ื”ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื”ืคื•ืฉื˜ื™ื ืœื›ื“ื• ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื™ื‘ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืกื•ื’ื•.

The raid began when they planned to storm the retreating enemy army.

ื”ืคืฉื™ื˜ื” ื”ื—ืœื” ื›ืฉืชื›ื ื ื• ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืืœ ืฆื‘ื ื”ืื•ื™ื‘ ื”ื ืกื•ื’.

Laterally retreating from the loud noise, she found a quieter spot.

ื”ื™ื ื ืกื•ื’ื” ื”ืฆื™ื“ื” ืžื”ืจืขืฉ ื”ื—ื–ืง ื•ืžืฆืื” ืžืงื•ื ืฉืงื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ.

He noticed the wildlife retreating from the parched up areas as they searched for moisture.

ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืžื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžื™ื•ื‘ืฉื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืœื—ื•ืช.

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