retrotraer

retrotraer
transitive verb
1to set in the past (relato)
retrotraerse
pronomial verb
1to cast one's mind back, to go back (al pasado)

retrotraer [ray-tro-trah-err’]
article & verb transitive
1To apply to the present time what happened before.
(Yo retrotraigo, yo retrotraiga, yo retrotraje, from Retrotraer. V. TRAER.

retrotraer
verbo:transitivo
to carry back (in time); take back
retrotrajo su relato a los tiempos del abuelo he carried his tale back into his grandfather's day; ahora podemos retrotraer su origen al siglo XI now we can take its origin further back to the 11th century; piensa retrotraer el problema a su origen he hopes to trace the problem back to its origin

Verb Conjugation for "retrotraer"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo retrotraigo retrotraje retrotraía retrotraeré retrotraiga
retrotraes retrotrajiste retrotraías retrotraerás retrotraigas
Ella/Él/Usted retrotrae retrotrajo retrotraía retrotraerá retrotraiga
Nosotros retrotraemos retrotrajimos retrotraíamos retrotraeremos retrotraigamos
Vosotros retrotraéis retrotrajisteis retrotraíais retrotraeréis retrotraigáis
Ellos/Ustedes retrotraen retrotrajeron retrotraían retrotraerán retrotraigan
Gerund: retrotrayendo / Participle: retrotraído / Complete retrotraer conjugation >

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