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retiring

 
(rĭ-tīr'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Shy and reserved; modest.

retiringly re·tir'ing·ly adv.
retiringness re·tir'ing·ness n.

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adjective

    Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner: backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, self-effacing, shy1, timid. See restraint/unrestraint.


adj

Definition: shy, undemonstrative
Antonyms: bold, demonstrative, extroverted, outgoing, self-confident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pensions-, tilbageholdende

idioms:

  • retiring age    pensionsalder

Nederlands (Dutch)
teruggetrokken

Français (French)
adj. - réservé, timide

idioms:

  • retiring age    âge de la retraite

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zurückhaltend

idioms:

  • retiring age    Rentenalter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαζεμένος, ντροπαλός, συνεσταλμένος, επιφυλακτικός, ακοινώνητος, λιγομίλητος

idioms:

  • retiring age    ηλικία συνταξιοδότησης, συντάξιμη ηλικία

Italiano (Italian)
ritirato

idioms:

  • retiring age    etý della pensione

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reservado

idioms:

  • retiring age    idade de aposentadoria

Русский (Russian)
пенсионный, уходить в себя, застенчивый

idioms:

  • retiring age    пенсионный возраст, возраст отхода от должностей

Español (Spanish)
adj. - retraído, tímido, saliente, de jubilación

idioms:

  • retiring age    edad de jubilación

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pensions-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
隐退的, 退缩的, 退休的

idioms:

  • retiring age    退休年龄

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 隱退的, 退縮的, 退休的

idioms:

  • retiring age    退休年齡

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 은퇴하는, 퇴직의, 사교성 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 内気な, 遠慮深い, 退職の, 引退の, 退去する

idioms:

  • retiring age    定年

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منكفى, متراجع, تقاعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתבייש, של פרישה, מסתגר‬


 
 
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