trefilar
Spanish, verb/tɾefiˈlaɾ/
trefilar is spelled T-R-E-F-I-L-A-R (8 letters). Trefilar is a Spanish verb meaning “to draw (metal into wire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pasar un metal por la hilera para hacer alambre, varilla o reducir más su sección”.
What does trefilar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to draw (metal into wire)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pasar un metal por la hilera para hacer alambre, varilla o reducir más su sección
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trefilar
- trefilo first-person present singular
- trefilé first-person preterite singular
- trefilado participle past
- trefilando gerund
- trefilada feminine participle past
- trefilados masculine participle past
- trefiladas feminine participle past
- trefilas indicative informal present
- trefilás indicative informal present
- trefila indicative present singular
- trefilamos first-person indicative plural
- trefiláis indicative plural present
- trefilan indicative plural present
- trefilaba first-person imperfect indicative
- trefilabas imperfect indicative second-person
- trefilábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- trefilabais imperfect indicative plural
- trefilaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trefilar?
- /tɾefiˈlaɾ/
- [t̪ɾe.fiˈlaɾ]
- [t̪ɾefiˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.