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RETREATING
Traducere în limba română
retreating I. adjectiv
(despre mare, inamic etc.) care se retrage, în retragere;
retreating chin bărbie adusă;
retreating forehead frunte teşită.
retreating II. substantiv
retragere.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
Retreating before Lip-lip, White Fang made an indirect flight that led in and out and around the various tepees of the camp.
(White Fang, de Jack London)
The Antarctic glaciers studied by Rignot's group have thinned so much they are now floating above places where they used to sit solidly on land, which means their grounding lines are retreating inland.
(West Antarctic Glacier loss appears unstoppable, NASA)
The other two glaciers studied are on differently shaped beds and are retreating more slowly.
(Studies Offer New Glimpse of Melting Under Antarctic Glaciers, NASA)
Failing in this, Wolf raced back to where Walt Irvine sat, catching his coat-sleeve in his teeth and trying vainly to drag him after the retreating man.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)
My friend waited until the door had closed behind the retreating secretary.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Located in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska, Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers in the world.
(Retreat of Yakutat Glacier, NASA)
"I forgot that English people rather turn up their noses at governesses and don't treat them as we do," said Meg, looking after the retreating figure with an annoyed expression.
(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)
"I will not trust to THAT," retreating to her own room.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
His eyes flashed, however, and he shook his bony hand with a fierce wild gesture after the retreating figure.
(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sabrina Coast and nearby Aurora Basin are particularly important because regional glaciers are now thinning and retreating as nearby ocean waters warm.
(Massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet has history of instability, National Science Foundatio)