retratar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- retractar (superseded)
Etymology 1
From retrato (“portrait”) + -ar.
Verb
retratar (first-person singular present indicative retrato, 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
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit for one's portrait
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb retratar
Etymology 2
From earlier retractar, borrowed from Late Latin retracto, retractare.
Verb
retratar (first-person singular present indicative retrato, past participle retratado)
- (transitive) to retract, to take back
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to recant (to withdraw or repudiate a statement)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb retratar
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retracto, retractare. Doublet of retractar.
Verb
retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retraté, past participle retratado)
- to portray
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive retratar | |||||||
| dative | retratarme | retratarte | retratarle, retratarse | retratarnos | retrataros | retratarles, retratarse | |
| accusative | retratarme | retratarte | retratarlo, retratarla, retratarse | retratarnos | retrataros | retratarlos, retratarlas, retratarse | |
| with gerund retratando | |||||||
| dative | retratándome | retratándote | retratándole, retratándose | retratándonos | retratándoos | retratándoles, retratándose | |
| accusative | retratándome | retratándote | retratándolo, retratándola, retratándose | retratándonos | retratándoos | retratándolos, retratándolas, retratándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative retrata | |||||||
| dative | retrátame | retrátate | retrátale | retrátanos | not used | retrátales | |
| accusative | retrátame | retrátate | retrátalo, retrátala | retrátanos | not used | retrátalos, retrátalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative retrate | |||||||
| dative | retráteme | not used | retrátele, retrátese | retrátenos | not used | retráteles | |
| accusative | retráteme | not used | retrátelo, retrátela, retrátese | retrátenos | not used | retrátelos, retrátelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative retratemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | retratémoste | retratémosle | retratémonos | retratémoos | retratémosles | |
| accusative | not used | retratémoste | retratémoslo, retratémosla | retratémonos | retratémoos | retratémoslos, retratémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative retratad | |||||||
| dative | retratadme | not used | retratadle | retratadnos | retrataos | retratadles | |
| accusative | retratadme | not used | retratadlo, retratadla | retratadnos | retrataos | retratadlos, retratadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative retraten | |||||||
| dative | retrátenme | not used | retrátenle | retrátennos | not used | retrátenles, retrátense | |
| accusative | retrátenme | not used | retrátenlo, retrátenla | retrátennos | not used | retrátenlos, retrátenlas, retrátense | |
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