No. 4,767 in Catalan
retirant
"Retirant" means "retiring" or "withdrawing" in English.
In a sentence
Els obrers estan retirant les eines després de finalitzar la feina.
The workers are removing the tools after finishing the job.
Here, 'retirant' is used as the present participle form of the verb 'retirar', meaning 'removing' or 'taking away' in the context of actions performed by the workers.
La mare va entrar a la sala retirant suaument les cortines.
The mother entered the room gently pulling back the curtains.
In this sentence, 'retirant' again serves as the present participle of 'retirar', translated as 'pulling back' or 'retracting' in the context of adjusting the curtains.
Estan retirant el suport des del centre de la plaça.
They are withdrawing the support from the center of the square.
The word 'retirant' functions here to describe the action of removing or withdrawing something—in this case, the support—from its current location.
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