refregar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin refricāre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refregar (first-person singular present refrego, first-person singular preterite refreguí, past participle refregat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- to scour, rub hard, scrub
- to rub again
- (colloquial, figuratively) to rub in (irritatingly make a point)
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Further reading edit
- “refregar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “refregar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “refregar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “refregar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin refricāre, present active infinitive of rēfricō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refregar (first-person singular present refrego, first-person singular preterite refreguei, past participle refregado)
- to rub
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
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References edit
- “refregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “refregar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “refregar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “refregar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “refregar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin refricāre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refregar (first-person singular present refrego, first-person singular preterite refreguei, past participle refregado)
- (intransitive) to fight
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References edit
- “refregar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “refregar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
refregar (first-person singular present refriego, first-person singular preterite refregué, past participle refregado)
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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Further reading edit
- “refregar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014