English-Estonian translations for retreat

• retriit
• tõmbuma
  Obama administratsioon oli sunnitud katastroofi ulatuse tõttu tagasi tõmbuma. The Obama government was forced to retreat by the scale of the disaster.

Definition of retreat

• The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant
• The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position
• A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory
• A period of meditation, prayer or study
• A signal for a military withdrawal
• A military ceremony to lower the flag
• To withdraw from a position, go back
• To slope back

Examples

• a retreating forehead

Related words

• pretreat
• pretreated
• retreat giver
• beat a retreat
• beat in retreat