il retira

withdrew, removed, took off

→ retirer
retir remove; withdraw + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #15,223
withdrew, removed, took off Literary past tense (passé simple) of « retirer » (he/she/it withdrew/removed/took off). Often replaced by « a retiré » in spoken French.
FR: Il retira son chapeau en entrant.
EN: He took off his hat as he came in.
Conjugation of retirer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retira

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

He retracted what he had said about her.

Elle retira son manteau.

She took off her coat.

Il retira son manteau.

He took off his coat.

Tom retira sa ceinture.

Tom took off his belt.

Elle retira ses vieilles chaussures et passa les nouvelles.

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

Il retira ses lunettes.

He took off his glasses.

Il retira l'alliance de son doigt.

He took the wedding ring off his finger.

Elle retira une épine du pneu.

She pulled a thorn out of the tire.

Il retira son pardessus.

He took off his overcoat.

Tom retira ses gants.

Tom took off his gloves.

Elle retira ses vêtements.

She took off her clothes.

Il retira son chapeau.

He took off his hat.

Tom retira instinctivement sa main.

Tom instinctively withdrew his hand.

Tom ne retira pas son chapeau.

Tom did not take off his hat.

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.

Il retira sa main de la table.

He took his hand off the table.

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

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

Il se retira dans sa chambre après dîner.

He retired to his room after dinner.

Elle retira son anneau et le lui jeta.

She took off her ring and threw it to him.

Il retira son manteau parce qu'il faisait chaud.

He took off his coat because it was warm.

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.

Le Président se retira une heure plus tard.

The President withdrew an hour later.

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Elle retira sa chemise.

She took off her shirt.

Il retira ses lunettes de soleil.

He took off his sunglasses.