- 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 a2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) reportar-se a3) (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.) enviar4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrar- reference book
- reference library* * *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.
English-Portuguese dictionary. 2013.