retratar

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retratar

transitive verb

1to photograph (fotografiar)

2to do a portrait of (dibujar)

3to portray (describir)

retratarse

pronomial verb

1to describe oneself (describirse)

retratar [ray-trah-tar’]

article & verb transitive

1To portray, to draw portraits, to limn.

2To imitate, to copy.

3To paint, to describe.

4To photograph.

5To retract, to gainsay, to disavow.

6To retrieve, to get back a thing sold.

verb reflexive

7To recant; see 5th def.

8To pay (dinero).

(with these significations the spelling retractar is quite to be preferred.) 2. To have one's picture painted.

retratar

verbo:transitivo

1 (Arte) to paint the portrait of; (Fotografía) to photograph; take a picture of

hacerse retratar (en cuadro) to have one's portrait painted; (en fotografía) to have one's photograph taken

2 (representar) to portray; depict; describe

verbo:pronominal

retratarse (en cuadro) to have one's portrait painted; (en fotografía) to have one's photograph taken

Verb Conjugation for "retratar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	retrato	retraté	retrataba	retrataré	retrate
Tú	retratas	retrataste	retratabas	retratarás	retrates
Ella/Él/Usted	retrata	retrató	retrataba	retratará	retrate
Nosotros	retratamos	retratamos	retratábamos	retrataremos	retratemos
Vosotros	retratáis	retratasteis	retratabais	retrataréis	retratéis
Ellos/Ustedes	retratan	retrataron	retrataban	retratarán	retraten

Gerund: retratando / Participle: retratado / Complete retratar conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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foreseeable, predictable