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[dezelina.livejournal.com]

another word not in the dictionary or online:

ретирадный

anyone??

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[konstkaras.livejournal.com]

This is an attributive from an old word ретирада. It was 1.retreatment 2.refuge
3.toilet.

[kot-zloj.livejournal.com]

Отхожее место, туалет, сортир...

[taurvat.livejournal.com]

gramota.ru describes it as

"Adjective derived from "ретирада""

And "ретирада" is described as:

1. Retreat (mil)
2. A fortified place to take refuge during a retreat.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

They forgot its third, and final, meaning (a figurative one, but widely used in early 20th century): toilet.

[taurvat.livejournal.com]

So it all depends on what kind of text the post author is reading :)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

On the context, yes. BTW it's a rule in this community: provide context if you ask for translation help.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

As you may see, the results heavily depend on the context. Please provide context in which you encounter that word, or there's too much room to wander :)

[dezelina.livejournal.com]

I apologize for not providing the context.

The author is specifically talking about where not to live, near factories, cemeteries, and trash holes...so given your responses, I assume that it would mean toilet.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Yes, looks like. I doubt the author objects against living near a military installation. One correction: in old Russian slang, ретирада is not ANY toilet - it's specifically a public toilet, somewhere in a park or just in the street; in Soviet times, most of such facilities were, er, smelly. I mean, REALLY smelly. So, if the author warns agains living near such a place, he's got a point.

[kolldun.livejournal.com]

жесть, автор похоже издевается.

Для всех смыслов этого слова есть более понятные и популярные синонимы.....

[vld-sergio-jr.livejournal.com]

ничего что я по русски? В современном русском языке слово "ретирадный" испольщуется только в историческом контексте. "Ретирадный огонь" - ведение огня при отступлении. "Ретирадное орудие" - пушка на корме корабля чтобы пулять догоняющего противника.

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Чего. In this community you are supposed to write in English or provide an English translation (see the community rules).

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

In this community you are supposed to write in English or provide an English translation (see the community rules).

[hyyudu.livejournal.com]

kolldun sais:
The author seems to be mocking. All means of this word have more clear and popular synonyms

[vld-sergio-jr.livejournal.com]

I am know community rules, but, I see, anybody from this community did not know sense of this word even in Russian.
I cannot formulate an explanation in English.

[alexzzzzz.livejournal.com]

Now you know the meaning of "ретирадный", but don't use it because 95% of Russians will not understand you. I have not even heard this word.