- referir
- v.1 to tell, to recount.2 to refer, to tell, to report, to relate.Ellos remitieron a Ricardo a otro Dr They cross-referred Richard to another doctor.* * *referir► verbo transitivo1 (expresar) to tell, relate2 (remitir) to refer3 (situar) to set► verbo pronominal referirse1 to refer (a, to)■ me refiero a lo que acordamos I'm referring to what we agreed\FRASEOLOGÍApor lo que se refiere a eso as for that, as far as that is concerned, with regard to that* * *verb1) to refer2) tell, relate•* * *1. VT1) (=contar) to tell, recount
referir que ... — to say that ..., tell how ...
2) (=dirigir)referir al lector a un apéndice — to refer the reader to an appendix
3) (=relacionar) to refer, relatetodo lo refiere a su teoría favorita — he refers o relates everything to his favourite theory
han referido el cuadro al siglo XVII — they have dated the picture as 17th-century
4)referir a — (Econ) to convert into
5) CAm (=insultar) to abuse, insult6)referir algo a algn en cara — Méx to throw sth in sb's face
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (liter) (relatar) to tellnos refirió sus experiencias — he told us of his experiences
2) (remitir)referir a alguien A algo — to refer somebody to something
3) (situar)referir algo A algo — to set something in something
2.refiere el suceso al siglo pasado — she sets the action in the last century
referirse v prona) (aludir)referirse A algo/alguien — to refer to something/somebody
no me refería a ti — I wasn't referring to you
no se refirió a la nueva ley — he made no reference to the new law
b) (estar relacionado con)referirse A algo: en or por lo que se refiere a tu pregunta ... in reference to o with regard to your question ..., as far as your question is concerned ...; las denuncias se refieren al hospital — the complaints refer to o concern the hospital
* * *----* en lo que a eso se refiere = on that score.* en lo que se refiere a = as for, as to, in extent of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, as regards, in the areas of, now as to.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* referirse = refer to, concern.* referirse a = relate to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (liter) (relatar) to tellnos refirió sus experiencias — he told us of his experiences
2) (remitir)referir a alguien A algo — to refer somebody to something
3) (situar)referir algo A algo — to set something in something
2.refiere el suceso al siglo pasado — she sets the action in the last century
referirse v prona) (aludir)referirse A algo/alguien — to refer to something/somebody
no me refería a ti — I wasn't referring to you
no se refirió a la nueva ley — he made no reference to the new law
b) (estar relacionado con)referirse A algo: en or por lo que se refiere a tu pregunta ... in reference to o with regard to your question ..., as far as your question is concerned ...; las denuncias se refieren al hospital — the complaints refer to o concern the hospital
* * ** en lo que a eso se refiere = on that score.* en lo que se refiere a = as for, as to, in extent of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, as regards, in the areas of, now as to.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* referirse = refer to, concern.* referirse a = relate to.* * *referir [I11 ]vtA (liter) (relatar) to tellnos refirió sus experiencias en África he told us of his experiences in Africa, he related his African experiences to usme visitaba casi a diario para referirme sus angustias he came to see me almost every day to regale me with o to tell me his tales of woeB (remitir) referir a algn A algo to refer sb TO sthC (situar) referir algo A algo to set sth IN sthrefiere el suceso al siglo pasado she sets the action in the last century■ referirsev pron1 (aludir) referirse A algo/algn to refer TO sth/sbno me refería a ti I wasn't referring to you, I wasn't talking about youse refirió a la necesidad de cambiar she referred to o spoke of the need for changeno se refirió a la nueva ley he made no reference to the new law2 (estar relacionado con) referirse A algo:en or por lo que se refiere a tu pregunta … in reference to o with regard to your question …, as far as your question is concerned …las denuncias se refieren al funcionamiento de estos centros hospitalarios the complaints refer to o concern the way these hospitals are run* * *
referir verbo transitivo
1 (relacionar, retrotraer) to refer [a, to]
2 (contar) to relate
3 (una nota de un libro) to refer
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English:
relate
* * *referir♦ vt1. [narrar] to tell, to recount2. [remitir]referir a alguien a to refer sb to3. [relacionar]referir algo a to relate sth to4. Com [convertir]referir algo a to convert sth into♦ See also the pronominal verb referirse* * *referirv/t tell, relate* * *referir {76} vt1) : to relate, to tell2) : to refernos refirió al diccionario: she referred us to the dictionary♦ See also the reflexive verb referirse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.