prendre sa retraite
/pʁɑ̃dʁ sa ʁə.tʁɛt/
verb
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- prend sa retraite
- past
- a pris sa retraite
- perfect
- pris sa retraite
Meaning
Similar words
False-friend-of-a-shared-word trap: both phrases contain retraite, but battre en retraite means "to retreat" (military/figurative) while prendre sa retraite means "to retire" (from a job) — completely different meanings despite the shared word.
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Practice
1 What does prendre sa retraite mean?
to retire
2 Fill the gap: Mon père prend sa ___ cette année.
Full sentence: Mon père prend sa retraite cette année. (My father is retiring this year.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches prendre sa retraite?
prendre sa retraite: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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