English-Azerbaijani dictionary

retentive [-tiv] adjective

able to retain: a retentive memory.
az: yaxşı (yaddaş)
ru: удерживающий; цепкий

reticence [ˈretisəns] noun

It took him a long time to overcome his natural reticence and talk about the incident.
az: dinməzlik
ru: молчаливость, немногословность

reticent [ˈretəsənt] adjective

 (formal) unwilling to talk about things: She was reticent to discuss the issue.
az: dinməz, danışmayan
ru: молчаливый, немногословный

retina [ˈretinə] noun

(anatomy) the part of the back of the eye that receives the image of what is seen: a detached retina.
az: tor qişa (gözdə)
ru: сетчатка

retinue [ˈretinjuː] noun

the servants, officials etc who accompany a person of importance: The President was flanked by a retinue of officials.
az: müşayət dəstəsi, mühafizəçilər
ru: свита

retire [riˈtaiə] verb

1 stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.
az: təqaüdə çıxmaq
ru: уходить на пенсию

2 to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn’t want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.
az: istefaya çıxmaq
ru: уходить; удаляться

retired adjective

having stopped working: My father is retired now; a retired professor.
az: təqaüdçü
ru: отставной, на пенсии

retirement noun

1 the act of retiring from work: It is not long till his retirement.
az: təqaüdə çıxma
ru: выход на пенсию

2 a person’s life after retiring from work: He’s enjoying his retirement.
az: təqaüdçü həyatı
ru: жизнь после выхода на пенсию

retiring adjective

shy: a very quiet, retiring person.
az: utancaq
ru: застенчивый

retort [rəˈtoːt] verb

to make a quick and clever or angry reply: ‘You’re too old’, she said. ‘You’re not so young yourself,’ he retorted.
az: cavabın vermək
ru: парировать
♦ noun
such a reply: an angry retort.
az: kəskin cavab
ru: резкий ответ

retrace [riˈtreis] verb

to go back along (a path etc) one has just come along: She lost her keys somewhere on the way to the station, and had to retrace her steps/journey until she found them.
az: getdiyin yol ilə qayıtmaq
ru: возвращаться той же дорогой

retract [riˈtrӕkt] verb

to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc: A cat can retract its claws; A cat’s claws can retract.
az: çıxarmaq, geri çəkmək
ru: втягивать(ся)

retractable adjective

able to be pulled up or in: An aeroplane/airplane has retractable wheels.
az: çıxardılan, geri çəkilə bilən
ru: убирающийся

retraction [-ʃən] noun

a retraction of the controversial statement.

az: imtina, çıxartma (caynaqları)
ru: втягивание

retreat [riˈtriːt] verb

1 to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.
az: geri çəkilmək
ru: отступать

2 to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.
az: çəkilmək (öz otağına)
ru: уходить; удаляться
♦ noun

1 the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.
az: geri çəkilmə
ru: отступление

2 a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.
az: geri çəkilmə siqnalı
ru: сигнал к отходу

3 (a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.
az: xəlvət yer, sığınacaq
ru: убежище

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