retratar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.tɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [re.tɾaˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratí, past participle retratat)

1. to portray

Related terms

• retrat

Further reading

• “retratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• retractar (superseded)

Etymology 1

From retrato (“portrait”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to portray, to paint, to depict

   Gosto de retratar a natureza morta. ― I like to paint still lifes.

2. (transitive, by extension) to describe
3. (photography, transitive) to photograph
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit for one's portrait
5. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Etymology 2

From earlier retractar, borrowed from Late Latin retractō, retractāre.

Verb

1. (transitive) to retract, take back
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to recant (withdraw or repudiate a statement)
3. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retractō, retractāre. Doublet of retractar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retɾaˈtaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to portray

Related terms

• retrato

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001