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Meanings of
refer
(referring)
in English
Portuguese
concernir
Catalan
referir-se
Spanish
tratarse
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Be relevant to.
touch
concern
relate
pertain
come to
bear on
touch on
have-to doe with
Portuguese
concernir
Portuguese
citar
Catalan
nomenar
Spanish
referir
Back to the meaning
To refer briefly to; to make reference to.
name
mention
cite
advert
bring up
Portuguese
citar
Synonyms
Examples for "
name
"
name
mention
cite
advert
bring up
Examples for "
name
"
1
The menu read 'Hillsborough
Castle
'
-
the
name
'Government House' had long since gone.
2
The
name
represents young children of today, becoming leaders of the future.
3
Two years and one
name
change later, his idea is a reality.
4
However, it has a new
name
that is far less exclusive: Civilisations.
5
No good could come following the gul's use of his given
name
.
1
However, you fail to
mention
those with prime responsibility - the electorate.
2
However, he failed to
mention
two significant recent developments in Northern Ireland.
3
More weight means using more gasoline, not to
mention
food and water.
4
The civil case is scheduled to be called for
mention
this week.
5
However, there's no
mention
of these problems in their respective privacy policies.
1
The reports
cite
internal bank documents and US government investigators as sources.
2
Critics of the new project
cite
environmental experts as predicting similar results.
3
Complaints received
cite
biased labour practices, unfair dismissals, and general worker exploitation.
4
Finally one may, among all these,
cite
a clear case of possession.
5
The City Press report then goes on to
cite
the following examples.
1
The company said: We apologise for any upset this
advert
has caused.
2
Several Arab papers refused to publish an
advert
with the Israeli flag.
3
I love it when you talk foreign The best Wimpy
advert
ever.
4
But their
advert
really did hurt a large section of our citizens.
5
It ends the
advert
by saying: We will no doubt bounce back.
1
With that said, you
bring
up
a great point, which is oxygen.
2
I'll
bring
up
the rear-in case it gets in position to attack.
3
Which was true, of course, and petty of me to
bring
up
.
4
It's not always an easy thing to
bring
up
or talk about.
5
They should also
bring
up
any family history related to lipid disorders.
Portuguese
consultar
Catalan
consultar
Spanish
consultar
Back to the meaning
Seek information from.
consult
look up
Portuguese
consultar
Portuguese
significar
Catalan
denotar
Spanish
denotar
Back to the meaning
Have as a meaning.
denote
Portuguese
significar
Usage of
referring
in English
1
That helped bolster commodities, Ibel said,
referring
to euro zone debt problems.
2
It was not immediately clear which fiscal year APS was
referring
to.
3
They were
referring
to worrisome, of course, in the long term sense.
4
He would be
referring
the case to the United Nations, he said.
5
Crime, and the rest follows, he said,
referring
to deliberately set fires.
6
When you said 'American' you were
referring
to dollars, were you not?
7
The product-specific terms are used only when
referring
to the products themselves.
8
Materials and methods: Patients
referring
to emergency service with priapism were examined.
9
People familiar with the matter, however, confirmed it was
referring
to Egan-Jones.
10
Let them have that discussion, she said,
referring
to low-slung vehicle barriers.
11
He was
referring
to the fact that I'm extremely good with computers.
12
Rousseff's press office declined to comment,
referring
questions to the agriculture ministry.
13
William Blackstone was
referring
to public and private morality when he said:
14
Mr Went was
referring
to the investigation which is currently taking place.
15
The company did not detail which specific statements it was
referring
to.
16
Lam's office declined to comment directly,
referring
questions to the security bureau.
Other examples for "referring"
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referring
refer
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
refer to
refer only
refer back
refer the matter
refer questions
More collocations
Translations for
referring
Portuguese
concernir
juntar de novo
referir
citar
aludir
mencionar
consultar
fazer referência
significar
denotar
Catalan
referir-se
concernir
tractar-se
pertocar
referir
incumbir
nomenar
al·ludir
esmentar
citar
mencionar
consultar
denotar
Spanish
tratarse
concernir
referir
referirse
atañer
nombrar
citar
advertir
mentar
aludir
mencionar
consultar
denotar
Referring
through the time
Referring
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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