retratar

From retrat (“portrait”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.tɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.tɾaˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratí, past participle retratat)(transitive)

1. to portray

   Synonym: representar

2. (figurative) to describe, to define

   Synonyms: descriure, definir

• retratable
• retratador

• “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, 2025.

From retrato (“portrait”) +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar

retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratei, past participle retratado)

1. (transitive) to portray, to paint, to depict

   Gosto de retratar a natureza morta. ― I like to paint still lifes.

2. (transitive, by extension) to describe
3. (photography, transitive) to photograph
4. (pronominal) to sit for one's portrait

Learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre.

• retractar (pre-1990 spelling)

• Hyphenation: re‧tra‧tar

retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retratei, past participle retratado)

1. (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.

2. (pronominal) to apologize

   Depois do que disse ontem, preciso me retratar. ― After what I said yesterday, I must apologize sincerely.

• “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 Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin retractāre. Doublet of retractar.

• IPA^(key): /retɾaˈtaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧tra‧tar

retratar (first-person singular present retrato, first-person singular preterite retraté, past participle retratado)

1. to portray
2. to photograph
3. to paint a portrait

• “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], 10 December 2024