retractio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

rē̆tractĭo: ōnis, f. retraho.
I A drawing back, retreating: graduum, i. e. the breadth, Vitr. 3, 4, 4.—
II Trop.
   1    A diminishing: dierum (opp. auctio), Macr. S. 1, 14.—
   2    Hesitation, refusal: sine ullā retractione, Arn. 5, 162.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

rĕtractĭō, ōnis, f. (retraho), raccourcissement : Macr. Sat. 1, 14