retirarse
Spanish, verb[ret̪iˈɾaɾse]
retirarse is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-R-S-E (9 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,670th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retirarse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of retirar combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto”.
What does retirarse mean in English?
verb
- 1
infinitive of retirar combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto. 2. Abandonar la vida laboral activa, dejar de ejercer una profesión por límite de edad. 3. Abandonar una actividad para dedicarse a otra cosa. 4. Dicho de diversos funcionarios del Estado, pasar a retiro, cesar la vida activa, cuando así lo requiere la carrera funcionaria.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retirarse
- haberse retirado impersonal infinitive
- retirándose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose retirado impersonal gerund
- retirado impersonal participle
- me retiro first-person singular indicative
- te retiras second-person singular indicative
- te retirás second-person singular vos-form
- se retira third-person singular indicative
- nos retiramos first-person plural indicative
- os retiráis second-person plural indicative
- se retiran third-person plural indicative
- me retiraba first-person singular indicative
- te retirabas second-person singular indicative
- se retiraba third-person singular indicative
- nos retirábamos first-person plural indicative
- os retirabais second-person plural indicative
- se retiraban third-person plural indicative
- me retiré first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retirarse?
- [ret̪iˈɾaɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retirarse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retirarse in Spanish?
retirarse appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).