refractar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English refract.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refractar (first-person singular present refracto, first-person singular preterite refractí, past participle refractat)
- (transitive) to refract
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to refract
- La llum es refracta en passar d'un medi a un altre.
- Light refracts when passing from one medium to another.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of refractar (first conjugation)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “refractar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French réfractaire, from Latin refractarius.
Adjective edit
refractar m or n (feminine singular refractară, masculine plural refractari, feminine and neuter plural refractare)
Declension edit
Declension of refractar
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | refractar | refractară | refractari | refractare | ||
definite | refractarul | refractara | refractarii | refractarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | refractar | refractare | refractari | refractare | ||
definite | refractarului | refractarei | refractarilor | refractarelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the perfect passive participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“to break”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refractar (first-person singular present refracto, first-person singular preterite refracté, past participle refractado)
- (transitive, optics) to refract
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of refractar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of refractar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading edit
- “refractar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014