refer

[US]/rɪˈfɜː(r)/
[UK]/rɪˈfɜːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. mencionar; estar relacionado con
vt. presentar; asignar a
vt. & vi. consultar; buscar
Word Forms
Gerundioreferring
Pasadoreferred
Participio pasadoreferred
Tercera persona singularrefers

Phrases & Collocations

refer to

referirse a

refer back

volver a consultar

refer a friend

referir a un amigo

refer to as

referirse a como

Example Sentences

refer to a dictionary.

consultar un diccionario.

refer sb. to the dictionary

dirigir a alguien al diccionario.

refer to sb. for information

dirigirse a alguien para obtener información.

Refer to the above for that information.

Consulta lo anterior para obtener esa información.

refer to a dictionary; refer me to a dictionary.

consultar un diccionario; remítame a un diccionario.

advert to a problem.See Synonyms at refer

anuncio de un problema. Ver sinónimos en referir

Refer to the foregoing figures.

Consulte las cifras anteriores.

refer a question to an expert

dirigir una pregunta a un experto.

refer to the facts of history

referirse a los hechos de la historia.

refer him to his duties.

dirígele a sus deberes.

The Eucharist refers to the sacramental bread and wine.

La Eucaristía se refiere al pan y al vino sagrados.

Don't refer to the matter again.

No menciones el asunto de nuevo.

The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.

El asterisco dirige al lector a una nota al pie.

The regulations refer only to children.

Las regulaciones se refieren solo a los niños.

the database cross-refers to the printed book.

La base de datos hace referencia cruzada al libro impreso.

by way of illustration, I refer to the following case.

a modo de ejemplo, me refiero al siguiente caso.

God refers to something that cannot be known.

Dios se refiere a algo que no se puede conocer.

What I have to say refers to all of you.

Lo que tengo que decir se refiere a todos ustedes.

Sievert / Sv refers to the SI unit of personal dose.

Sievert / Sv se refiere a la unidad del SI de dosis personal.

Welcomer your excellency refer, cooperate!

¡Bienvenido, excelencia, refiera, coopere!

Real-world Examples

Lymph- refers to lymphocytes and oma- refers to a tumor.

Lymph- se refiere a los linfocitos y oma- se refiere a un tumor.

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

" Poly" again refers to a lot, and " uria" again refers to urine again.

"- Poly" nuevamente se refiere a mucho, y " uria" nuevamente se refiere a orina.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

One How many jobs does the passage refer to?

¿Cuántos trabajos menciona el pasaje?

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 5 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

" Glycos" refers to glucose, " uria" the urine.

"- Glycos" se refiere a glucosa, " uria" a la orina.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

What book are you referring to, exactly?

¿A qué libro te refieres exactamente?

Source: Ugly Betty Season 1

It's unclear what exactly he was referring to.

No está claro a qué se refería exactamente.

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

The first one is just referring to one friend.

El primero solo se refiere a un amigo.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Probably, but I wasn't referring to the actual bugs!

Probablemente, ¡pero no me refería a los errores reales!

Source: BBC Authentic English

I think I know what they may be referring to.

Creo que sé a qué se refieren.

Source: Connection Magazine

Which one doesn't refer back to any other sentence?

¿Cuál no se refiere a ninguna otra oración?

Source: Analysis of the PTE Exam

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