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B2 · Verb

zurücktreten

to step back, resign

Word details

tritt zurück, trat zurück, ist zurückgetreten[t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁeːtn̩]to step back, resignDer Politiker tritt nach dem Skandal zurück.The politician resigns after the scandal.
Similar meaning:fügen (sich)austreten

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