retranché in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for retranché in the French»English Dictionary

retranché (retranchée) [ʀ(ə)tʀɑ̃ʃe] ADJ

retranché village, cap, position:

retranché (retranchée)

entrenched

I.retrancher [ʀ(ə)tʀɑ̃ʃe] VB trans

1. retrancher (enlever):

retrancher mot, phrase, passage

to cut out (de from)

2. retrancher (soustraire):

retrancher somme, montant

to subtract, to take away (de from)

retrancher cotisations, frais

to deduct (de from)

il faut retrancher 10% du total

you must subtract 10% from the total

tu ajoutes dix et tu retranches trois

you add ten and take away three

II.se retrancher VB refl

1. se retrancher MIL:

se retrancher (s'installer)

to take up position

se retrancher (pour être à l'abri)

to entrench oneself

être retranché dans un village/bâtiment soldats:

to have taken up position in a village/building

2. se retrancher (se cacher):

se retrancher derrière idéologie, décision, loi

to hide behind

il se retranche derrière l'article 14/les décisions patronales

he hides behind article 14/management decisions

il se retranche derrière le directeur

he says it's a matter for the manager

se retrancher dans silence, rêve, attitude

to take refuge in

elle se retranche dans une attitude soumise

she retreats into a submissive attitude

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camp retranché

entrenched camp

s'abriter ou se retrancher derrière qn

to hide behind sb

s'enfermer ou se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire

to shut oneself away in an ivory tower

Translations for retranché in the English»French Dictionary

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entrench

retrancher

she lopped 10% off the price/10 seconds off the record

elle a retranché 10% du prix/10 secondes du record

dig in fig

se retrancher

entrenched

retranché

retranché in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for retranché in the French»English Dictionary

I.retrancher [ʀ(ə)tʀɑ͂ʃe] VB trans

1. retrancher (retirer):

retrancher qc de qc

to deduct sth from sth

2. retrancher (séparer des autres):

vivre retranché

to live cut off from others

II.retrancher [ʀ(ə)tʀɑ͂ʃe] VB refl

1. retrancher MIL:

se retrancher

to entrench oneself

2. retrancher (se protéger):

se retrancher derrière la loi

to hide behind the law

Translations for retranché in the English»French Dictionary

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retrench

se retrancher

dig in

se retrancher

to entrench oneself

se retrancher