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referir

referir

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Verb

referir (first-person singular present refereixo, past participle referit)

  1. To relate
  2. to refer
  3. to be about

Conjugation


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese referir, from Latin referō (I carry back).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.fi.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌhe.fe.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
  • Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rir
  • (Brazil) Homophone: referi

Verb

referir (first-person singular present indicative refiro, past participle referido)

  1. to refer (to direct to a source for help or information)
  2. to relate (to tell in a descriptive way)
  3. to refer (submit to an authority figure for consideration)
  4. to be about something; to have something as a subject
    Esta lei refere-se aos crimes de fraude e extorsão.
    This law is about the crimes of fraud and racketeering.
  5. to refer (to allude to)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin referre.

Verb

referir (first-person singular present refiero, first-person singular preterite referí, past participle referido)

  1. to report
  2. to relate
  3. (reflexive) to refer to

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

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