"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

retreat verbo

verbo + retreat
Kolokacji: 7
forced to retreat • begin to retreat • cause to retreat • begin retreating • compelled to retreat • ...
retreat + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
retreat to • retreat from • retreat into • retreat with • retreat on • ...
retreat + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 37
retreat further • quickly retreat • retreat hastily • retreat slowly • finally retreat • ...
(3) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(4) gradually, suddenly, sharply
Kolokacji: 3
1. gradually retreat = stopniowo wycofanie się gradually retreat
2. suddenly retreat = nagle wycofanie się suddenly retreat
  • The next day the fleet approached Potemkin, then suddenly retreated.
  • Just as they start fighting the villains off, they suddenly retreat back to the "convention center".
  • The bear suddenly retreated and the men ran to help Smith.
  • Four days later, after midnight 1 June, the Egyptian garrison suddenly retreated into the castle.
  • He retreated suddenly, settling back into a defen-sive posture in a mere second.
  • The dreadnought had veered off, and was suddenly retreating.
  • The view on the machine suddenly retreated, flew back with a velocity inconceivable.
  • He suddenly retreated back inside and curled up in his seat.
  • He would suddenly retreat into silence and literally begin to perspire.
  • After haunting investors for weeks, the specter of inflation suddenly retreated - at least for now.
3. retreat sharply = wycofanie się ostro retreat sharply
(5) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(6) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(7) inside, indoors
Kolokacji: 2
(8) quietly, steadily
Kolokacji: 2
(9) silently, completely
Kolokacji: 2

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