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il retira

took off, removed, withdrew, took back

→ retirer
retir to remove, take off, withdraw + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #14,843
took off, removed This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Elle retira son manteau en entrant.
EN: She took off her coat when she came in.
withdrew, took back This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Il retira ce qu’il avait dit.
EN: He took back what he had said.
Conjugation of retirer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retira —

Elle retira une épine du pneu.

She pulled a thorn out of the tire.

Il se retira dans sa chambre après dîner.

He retired to his room after dinner.

Elle retira sa chemise.

She took off her shirt.

M. Andermatt se retira.

Mr. Andermatt withdrew.

Elle se retira.

She withdrew.

Il retira l'alliance de son doigt.

He took the wedding ring off his finger.

Il retira son manteau parce qu'il faisait chaud.

He took off his coat because it was warm.

Il retira sa main de la table.

He took his hand off the table.

Elle retira son manteau.

She took off her coat.

Il retira ce qu'il avait dit d'elle.

He retracted what he had said about her.

Tom ne retira pas son chapeau.

Tom did not take off his hat.

Il retira son pardessus.

He took off his overcoat.

Il retira son chapeau.

He took off his hat.

Puis il se retira et ferma la porte.

Then he withdrew and closed the door.

Ayant déposé le plateau sur la table, il se retira.

Having set the tray down on the table, he withdrew.

Tom retira ses gants.

Tom took off his gloves.

Elle retira ses vieilles chaussures et passa les nouvelles.

She took off her old shoes and put on the new ones.

Tom retira instinctivement sa main.

Tom instinctively withdrew his hand.

Tom retira son alliance et la jeta dans l'étang.

Tom took off his wedding ring and threw it into the pond.

Il retira ses lunettes de soleil.

He took off his sunglasses.

Tom retira les draps du lit et les mit à la machine à laver.

Tom took the sheets off the bed and put them in the washing machine.

La foule se retira et le laissa passer.

The crowd retreated and let him pass.

Tom retira sa ceinture.

Tom took off his belt.

Elle retira ses vêtements.

She took off her clothes.

Elle retira les papiers du bureau.

She removed the papers from the desk.

Mary retira sa robe et alla prendre une douche.

Mary took off her dress and went to take a shower.

Le Président se retira une heure plus tard.

The President withdrew an hour later.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Il retira son manteau.

He took off his coat.

Sa fille aînée retira la toile qui cachait la plaque portant le nom du bateau.

His eldest daughter pulled away the canvas covering the plaque bearing the boat’s name.

À une heure, après un léger souper servi dans le salon, chacun se retira.

At one o’clock, after a light supper served in the sitting room, everyone retired.

Elle retira son anneau et le lui jeta.

She took off her ring and threw it to him.

Il retira ses lunettes.

He took off his glasses.