English

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Etymology 1

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From Old French traire, from Latin trahēre.

Noun

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tret (plural trets)

  1. (obsolete, shipping) An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of tretinoin.

Noun

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tret (plural trets)

  1. (pharmacology, informal) Clipping of tretinoin.
    • 2024 September 24, Beth Gillette, “I Tested Apostrophe, and I’ll Never Get Acne Meds From My Derm’s Office Again”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
      Important to keep in mind: It usually takes up to three months to see a difference with tretinoin. So don’t expect miracles in a matter of a few weeks. However! Because I had been using tret previously, it really was like I just added the tranexamic acid and topical spiro to my routine.

Etymology 3

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From Middle English, analogous with Germanic verbs such as meet, met.

Verb

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tret

  1. (Northern England, Bristol, colloquial) simple past and past participle of treat, i.e. treated.

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Variant of tres.

Verb

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tret (aorist treta, participle tretur)

  1. to dissolve, digest, melt down, lose weight
  2. to throw away

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin tractus.

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Noun

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tret m (plural trets)

  1. trait
    Synonyms: qualitat, característica, propietat, atribut
  2. shot (with a gun)

Etymology 2

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From treure.

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Preposition

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tret

  1. except
    Synonyms: tret de, excepte, exceptuant

Participle

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tret (feminine treta, masculine plural trets, feminine plural tretes)

  1. past participle of treure
  2. past participle of traure

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