refer

[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb

(with to)

1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referir-se a

2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) reportar-se a

3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) enviar

4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar

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- referee

2. verb

(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrar

- reference

- reference book
- reference library

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re.fer

[rif'ə:] vt+vi (ps, pp referred) 1 referir, aludir, reportar. the minister often refers to the Bible / o pastor ou sacerdote freqüentemente faz alusão à Bíblia. 2 encaminhar, dirigir, apresentar. he was referred to the association for assistance / ele foi encaminhado à associação para obter auxílio. 3 recorrer. 4 submeter, entregar (para julgamento). 5 atribuir. 6 aplicar. the rule refers to special cases / o regulamento se aplica a casos especiais. to refer one’s failure to bad luck atribuir o insucesso à má sorte. to refer the case to a judge entregar o caso a um juiz. to refer to a dictionary recorrer a um dicionário.