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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• RETREAT
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  • s. Act of retiring, abitus: discessus: receptus (of soldiers). To sound a retreat, receptui canere: to stipulate for a safe retreat, ut incolumibus abire liceat pacisci: the signal for retreat, receptui signum: revocatio a bello (Cic., Phil., 13, 7, 15): to provide the means of retreat, receptui sibi consulere (Caes., B. C. 3, 11): to lose the means of retreat, receptum amittere (Pomp. ap. Cic.): the retreat being difficult, haud facili inde receptu (Liv.): let us cut off all the means of retreat, that our only hope may be in victory, nos omnium rerum respectum praeterquam victoriae nobis abscindamus (Liv., 9, 23).
  • Place of retirement, solitudo: locus ab arbitris remotus: (as a refuge) refugium: perfugium: respectus (PROP., place to which one may look back, and fall back upon; place of refuge, Cic., Liv.): (for pleasure) secessus, -ūs.
2. v. (of troops) se recipere: se referre (not common): referre pedem (☞ but noi retrahere pedem, which is poetical): referre gradum (of retreating from actual engagement). To retreat in excellent order, quietissime se recipere (Caes.): to retreat to the camp, se recipere ad castra (Liv.), in castra (Caes.); se referre in castra (Nep.).