retratar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From retrat (“portrait”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rə.tɾəˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.tɾaˈtaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [re.tɾaˈta] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratí, past participle retratat)(transitive) to portray Synonym: representar (figurative) to describe, to define Synonyms: descriure, definir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== retratable retratador === Further reading === “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], April 2007 “retratar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From retrato (“portrait”) + -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar ==== Verb ==== retratar (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 ===== === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre. ==== Alternative forms ==== retractar (pre-1990 spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar ==== Verb ==== retratar (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 ===== === Further reading === “retratar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “retratar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “retratar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “retratar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “retratar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre. Doublet of retractar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /retɾaˈtaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: re‧tra‧tar === Verb === retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retraté, past participle retratado) to portray to photograph to paint a portrait ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “retratar”, 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