No. 4,843 in French
retirer
To remove, withdraw, or take off.
In a sentence
Il a retiré ses chaussures avant d'entrer dans la maison.
He took off his shoes before entering the house.
In this sentence, 'retirer' means 'to take off' or 'to remove.' It is used to indicate the action of removing an item from oneself, in this case, shoes.
La banque a retiré des frais pour ce service.
The bank has withdrawn fees for this service.
Here, 'retirer' is employed in the sense of 'to withdraw' or 'to deduct,' referring to the action of removing or subtracting fees in a financial context.
Nous devons retirer cette offre avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
We must withdraw this offer before it is too late.
In this example, 'retirer' means 'to withdraw' in the context of rescinding or taking back an offer that was previously made.
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