retratar
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratí, past participle retratat)
- to portray
Conjugation[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “retratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From retrato (“portrait”) + -ar.
Verb[edit]
retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratei, past participle retratado)
- (transitive) to portray, to paint, to depict
- Gosto de retratar a natureza morta. ― I like to paint still lifes.
- (transitive, by extension) to describe
- (photography, transitive) to photograph
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit for one's portrait
Conjugation[edit]
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology 2[edit]
From earlier retractar, borrowed from Late Latin retractāre.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratei, past participle retratado)
- (transitive) to retract, take back
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to recant (withdraw or repudiate a statement)
Conjugation[edit]
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre. Doublet of retractar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retraté, past participle retratado)
- to portray
- to photograph
- to paint a portrait
Conjugation[edit]
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “retratar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)
- Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)/3 syllables
- Catalan lemmas
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- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ar
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- Portuguese transitive verbs
- Portuguese terms with usage examples
- pt:Photography
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Late Latin
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ
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- es:Art
- es:Photography