retratar
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom retrat (“portrait”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editretratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratí, past participle retratat)(transitive)
- to portray
- Synonym: representar
- (figurative) to describe, to define
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “retratar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “retratar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Portuguese
editEtymology 1
editFrom retrato (“portrait”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar
Verb
editretratar (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
- (pronominal) to sit for one's portrait
Conjugation
edit1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology 2
editLearned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar
Verb
editretratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratei, past participle retratado)
- (transitive or pronominal) to retract, take back (withdraw or repudiate a statement)
- Retratou-se do que tinha dito na última conferência. ― He retracted what he’d said in the last conference.
- (pronominal) to apologize
- Depois do que disse ontem, preciso me retratar. ― After what I said yesterday, I must apologize sincerely.
Conjugation
edit1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
edit- “retratar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “retratar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “retratar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “retratar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “retratar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
Spanish
editEtymology
editSemi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre. Doublet of retractar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editretratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retraté, past participle retratado)
- to portray
- to photograph
- to paint a portrait
Conjugation
editThese forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “retratar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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