refrear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin refrēnāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.fɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [he.fɾeˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.fɾeˈa(ɾ)/ [he.fɾeˈa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.fɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [χe.fɾeˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.fɾeˈa(ɻ)/ [he.fɾeˈa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ʁɨˈfɾjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.fɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ʁɨˈfɾja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧fre‧ar

Verb

refrear (first-person singular present refreio, first-person singular preterite refreei, past participle refreado)

  1. (transitive) to curb; to restrain (to prevent from progressing)

Conjugation