Vetäytyä

Translations

1. to retreat

   Vaaran uhatessa kansa vetäytyi linnoituksen suojiin.

   In the threat of danger, the people retreated to the safety of the castle.

   vetäytyä maaseudun rauhaan

   to retreat to the peace of the countryside

2. to withdraw, pull out

   Israel vetäytyi Siinailta Camp Davidin sopimuksen jälkeen.

   Israel withdrew from Sinai after the Camp David accords.

3. to pull into

   vetäytyä eläkkeelle ― to retire

   Hänen suunsa vetäytyi hymyyn.

   Her mouth pulled into a smile.

4. (cooking) to sit, stand, rest

   anna vetäytyä 10 minuuttia ― let it sit for 10 minutes

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".