retallar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ tallar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.təˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.taˈʎaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

retallar (first-person singular present retallo, first-person singular preterite retallí, past participle retallat)

1. to cut (out)
2. to trim, clip
3. (computing) to cut

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retallar (first conjugation)

infinitive			retallar
gerund			retallant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retallat		retallada
		plural		retallats		retallades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retallo	retalles	retalla	retallem	retalleu	retallen
	imperfect	retallava	retallaves	retallava	retallàvem	retallàveu	retallaven
	future	retallaré	retallaràs	retallarà	retallarem	retallareu	retallaran
	preterite	retallí	retallares	retallà	retallàrem	retallàreu	retallaren
	conditional	retallaria	retallaries	retallaria	retallaríem	retallaríeu	retallarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retalli	retallis	retalli	retallem	retalleu	retallin
	imperfect	retallés	retallessis	retallés	retalléssim	retalléssiu	retallessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	retalla	retalli	retallem	retalleu	retallin
	negative (no)	—	no retallis	no retalli	no retallem	no retalleu	no retallin

Derived terms

• retall
• retalladura

See also

• copiar
• enganxar

Further reading

• “retallar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ tallar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /retaˈʝaɾ/ [re.t̪aˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /retaˈʝaɾ/ [re.t̪aˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /retaˈʎaɾ/ [re.t̪aˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /retaˈʃaɾ/ [re.t̪aˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /retaˈʒaɾ/ [re.t̪aˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ta‧llar

Verb

retallar (first-person singular present retallo, first-person singular preterite retallé, past participle retallado)

1. to recarve
2. to recut

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retallar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			retallar
gerund			retallando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retallado		retallada
		plural		retallados		retalladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retallo	retallastú retallásvos	retalla	retallamos	retalláis	retallan
	imperfect	retallaba	retallabas	retallaba	retallábamos	retallabais	retallaban
	preterite	retallé	retallaste	retalló	retallamos	retallasteis	retallaron
	future	retallaré	retallarás	retallará	retallaremos	retallaréis	retallarán
	conditional	retallaría	retallarías	retallaría	retallaríamos	retallaríais	retallarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retalle	retallestú retallésvos2	retalle	retallemos	retalléis	retallen
	imperfect (ra)	retallara	retallaras	retallara	retalláramos	retallarais	retallaran
	imperfect (se)	retallase	retallases	retallase	retallásemos	retallaseis	retallasen
	future1	retallare	retallares	retallare	retalláremos	retallareis	retallaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retallatú retallávos	retalle	retallemos	retallad	retallen
	negative		no retalles	no retalle	no retallemos	no retalléis	no retallen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of retallar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive retallar	dative	retallarme	retallarte	retallarle, retallarse	retallarnos	retallaros	retallarles, retallarse
	accusative	retallarme	retallarte	retallarlo, retallarla, retallarse	retallarnos	retallaros	retallarlos, retallarlas, retallarse
with gerund retallando	dative	retallándome	retallándote	retallándole, retallándose	retallándonos	retallándoos	retallándoles, retallándose
	accusative	retallándome	retallándote	retallándolo, retallándola, retallándose	retallándonos	retallándoos	retallándolos, retallándolas, retallándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative retalla	dative	retállame	retállate	retállale	retállanos	not used	retállales
	accusative	retállame	retállate	retállalo, retállala	retállanos	not used	retállalos, retállalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative retallá	dative	retallame	retallate	retallale	retallanos	not used	retallales
	accusative	retallame	retallate	retallalo, retallala	retallanos	not used	retallalos, retallalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retalle	dative	retálleme	not used	retállele, retállese	retállenos	not used	retálleles
	accusative	retálleme	not used	retállelo, retállela, retállese	retállenos	not used	retállelos, retállelas
with first-person plural imperative retallemos	dative	not used	retallémoste	retallémosle	retallémonos	retallémoos	retallémosles
	accusative	not used	retallémoste	retallémoslo, retallémosla	retallémonos	retallémoos	retallémoslos, retallémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retallad	dative	retalladme	not used	retalladle	retalladnos	retallaos	retalladles
	accusative	retalladme	not used	retalladlo, retalladla	retalladnos	retallaos	retalladlos, retalladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retallen	dative	retállenme	not used	retállenle	retállennos	not used	retállenles, retállense
	accusative	retállenme	not used	retállenlo, retállenla	retállennos	not used	retállenlos, retállenlas, retállense

Further reading

• “retallar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025