retirâmes
Past historic nous conjugation of retirer.

retirer

retirer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to remove
Retirez tous les clous avant de poncer.Remove all the nails before sanding.
b. to pull out
Le dentiste a dû me retirer une dent.The dentist had to pull out one of my teeth.
c. to take out
Le chirurgien vous a retiré la vésicule biliaire.The surgeon took out your gallbladder.
d. to withdraw
Mes parents m'ont retiré de l'école publique pour m'envoyer en pensionnat.My parents withdrew me from public school to send me to boarding school.
a. to remove
Peux-tu retirer tes pieds de la table, s'il te plaît ?Could you please remove your feet from the table?
b. to withdraw
Quand le garçon a vu que je le regardais, il a vite retiré sa main de l'assiette.When the boy saw that I was watching him, he quickly withdrew his hand from the plate.
a. to remove
Retirez vos chaussures avant d'entrer.Remove your shoes before entering.
b. to take off
Le patient a retiré son t-shirt pour être examiné.The patient took off his T-shirt to be examined.
a. to take away
Le gouvernement tente de nous retirer notre liberté d'expression.The government is trying to take away our freedom of speech.
b. to strip of
La fédération a condamné l'athlète pour dopage et lui a retiré sa médaille.The federation condemned the athlete for doping and stripped him of his medal.
a. to collect
Florent est allé retirer son colis à la poste.Florent went to collect his package at the post office.
b. to pick up
La cliente a commandé en ligne avant de venir retirer le produit en magasin.The customer ordered online before coming to pick up the product in store.
c. to withdraw (money)
Vous pouvez retirer de l'argent au distributeur automatique.You can withdraw some cash from the ATM.
d. to get
Je retire beaucoup de satisfaction en voyant ce que nous avons accompli.I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing what we've accomplished.
a. to take back
Je retire ce que je viens de dire. J'avais tort.I take back what I just said. I was wrong.
b. to withdraw
L'homme a retiré ses accusations contre son employeur.The man withdrew his accusations against his employer.
a. to reprint
Le livre s'est tellement bien vendu que l'éditeur a décidé de le retirer à 20 000 exemplaires.The book sold so well that the publisher decided to reprint 20,000 copies.
a. to fire again
Le soldat a retiré un coup de feu pour atteindre sa cible.The soldier fired a shot again to hit his target.
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