prendre sa retraite

Il manquerait le salaire, mais il devait prendre sa retraite.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.
Une grave maladie l'obligea à prendre sa retraite en 1919.
A serious illness obliged him to retire in 1919.
Nous dirons aux gens qu'il a décidé de prendre sa retraite.
We'll tell the people that he has elected to retire.
Il a occupé ce poste pendant cinq ans avant de prendre sa retraite.
He held this post for five years before retiring.
Un menuisier âgé était prêt à prendre sa retraite.
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.
Le souhait de prendre sa retraite (en vendant l'ensemble de l'entreprise)
The wish to retire (by selling the whole company)
On pouvait alors prendre sa retraite et continuer à travailler.
Then, one could retire and carry on working.
Bien sûr, il a refusé de prendre sa retraite.
Of course, he refused to retire.
Mon père vient de prendre sa retraite après 25 ans d'enseignement en CM2.
My father just retired after 25 years teaching fifth grade.
Ce qu'il fit jusqu'au moment de prendre sa retraite.
Which he continued to do until it was time to retire.
Le directeur a dit qu'il pensait à prendre sa retraite.
The director said he'd spoken of retiring.
Je l'ai supplié de prendre sa retraite, mais il était tellement passionné.
I begged him to retire, but he was so into his work.
Donc tu disais que Berta devrait prendre sa retraite ?
So are you saying you think it's time for Berta to retire?
Donc il ne peux pas prendre sa retraite dans un an comme il le voulait.
Now he can't retire in a year like he wanted to.
John, je vais bientôt prendre sa retraite.
John, I'm going to be retiring soon.
peu-être puis-je le dissuader de prendre sa retraite.
Maybe I can talk him out of retiring.
On ne peut même pas se réjouir de prendre sa retraite, ici.
A man can't be happy he's retiring around here.
On lui a finalement demandé de prendre sa retraite.
Finally they, uh, asked him to retire.
ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit qu'il était assez vieux pour prendre sa retraite.
It never occurred to me that he's old enough to retire.
Ce qu'il fit jusqu'au moment de prendre sa retraite.
Which he continued to do until it was time to retire. Awesome!
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
to improve