retreat

[US]/rɪˈtriːt/
[UK]/rɪˈtriːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kujiondoa; mahali pa kupumzika na kurejesha nguvu

vi. kujiondoa au kujisokoteza nyuma

vt. kusababisha kujiondoa nyuma; kusogeza (mto) nyuma
Word Forms
Present Participleretreating
Past Tenseretreated
Pluralretreats
Past Participleretreated
Third Person Singularretreats

Phrases & Collocations

strategic retreat

jiongozi kimkakati

tactical retreat

jiongozi kwa kusudi

retreat to safety

kujiondoa hadi salama

order a retreat

amuru jiongozi

retreat into oneself

kujiondoa ndani ya wewe mwenyewe

retreat from

kujiondoa toka

in full retreat

kujiondoa kabisa

beat a retreat

kujiondoa haraka

Example Sentences

their country retreat in Ireland.

mahali pao pa kupumzika nchini Ireland.

Napoleon's retreat from Moscow

Jiongozi wa Napoleon kutoka Moscow

the French retreated in disarray.

Wafaransa waliondoka kwa machafuko.

the retreat degenerated into a rout.

Kiongozi kiliharibika na kuwa na uhaba.

The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.

Adui iliachiliwa kwa wasiwasi mkubwa.

a retreat in the mountains approachable in winter only by helicopter.

Kiongozi katika milima inayoweza kufikiwa wakati wa baridi kwa helikopta tu.

he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners.

Alifisha risasi kwa wafungo wa vita wanaojiondoa.

the squadron's task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.

Kazi ya kikosi ilikuwa kuwakera vikosi vya adui vinavyojiondoa.

it becomes so hot that the lizards retreat into the shade.

Inaweza kuwa moto sana hivi kwamba nyoka wanarudi kwenye kivuli.

after the funeral he retreated to Scotland.

Baada ya mazishi, aliondoka hadi Scotland.

the trade unions made a retreat from their earlier position.

vyama vya wafanyakazi vilirudi nyuma kutoka kwenye wadhifa wao wa awali.

he retreats into a world of fantasy and self-delusion.

Yeye hurudishwa nyuma katika ulimwengu wa ndoto na udanganyifu wa kujidanganya.

when the band retreat to ambience and minimalism, they are untouchable.

Wakati bando inarudi kwenye hali ya hewa na uboppozaji, hawawezi kuwasumbua.

They watched his retreating figure.

Waliwatcha sura yake inakimbia.

Frim successful persuasion, advance and retreat by easy stages.

Kutoka kwa usadikisho wa mafanikio, kuendelea na kiongozi kwa hatua rahisi.

You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.

Huwezi kiongozi kutoka kwa jukumu lako katika jambo hili.

I made a tactful retreat before they started arguing.

Niliondoka kwa busara kabla ya kuanza kuwasiliana.

Real-world Examples

But here are the regulars, so the auxiliary forces may beat a retreat.

Lakini hapa ndio wapatamu, kwa hivyo vikosi vya msaada vinaweza kuvukua.

Source: The Sign of the Four

I make a hasty retreat into the kitchen.

Ninakimbia haraka jikoni.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

" Are you—is the army really retreating? "

"Je, wewe—je, jezi inavukua kweli?"

Source: Gone with the Wind

Nearby Russian forces are said to be retreating.

Inasemekana kuwa vikosi vya Urusi karibu vinavukua.

Source: AP Listening Collection June 2022

No one is sure what is triggering their retreat.

Hakuna mtu mwenye uhakika ni nini kinachosababisha uvukaji wao.

Source: PBS "Nature" documentary series

It's always the first insect to appear after the snow's retreat.

Ni aina ya mbu wa kwanza kuonekana baada ya uvukaji wa theluji.

Source: "BBC Documentary Frozen Planet" Documentary Overview

There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!

Hakuna uvukaji isipokuwa katika unyenyekaji na utumwa!

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

But burning bridges also meant the soldiers could not retreat.

Lakini kuchoma madaraja pia ilimaanisha kwamba wasoldieryi hawawezi kuvukua.

Source: VOA One Minute English

For Dr.Edith Farnsworth, the glass house was her retreat.

Kwa Dr.Edith Farnsworth, nyumba ya kioo ilikuwa mahali pa kupumzika kwake.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

You got me. - Dolphin style retreat.

Nimekamata. - Uvukaji wa mtindo wa Dolfini.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

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