retratar
Portuguese, verb/ʁe.tɾaˈta(ʁ)/
retratar is spelled R-E-T-R-A-T-A-R (8 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retratar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to portray, to paint, to depict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tratar novamente”.
What does retratar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to portray, to paint, to depict
Gosto de retratar a natureza morta.
- 2
to describe
- 3
to photograph
- 4
to sit for one's portrait
verb
- 1
to retract, take back (withdraw or repudiate a statement)
Retratou-se do que tinha dito na última conferência.
- 2
to apologize
Depois do que disse ontem, preciso me retratar.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. tratar novamente 2. ter como não dito, desdizer-se de 3. revogar (algo) anteriormente acordado; anular; desfazer 4. desdizer-se; confessar que errou
verb: 1. fazer o retrato de 2. tirar a fotografia de 3. fotografar, pintar ou desenhar a figura ou a imagem de 4. representar com exatidão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retratar
- retrato first-person present singular
- retratei first-person preterite singular
- retratado participle past
- retratares infinitive second-person singular
- retratarmos first-person infinitive plural
- retratardes infinitive plural second-person
- retratarem infinitive plural third-person
- retratando gerund
- retratados masculine participle past
- retratada feminine participle past
- retratadas feminine participle past
- retratas indicative present second-person
- retrata indicative present singular
- retratamos first-person indicative plural
- retratais indicative plural present
- retratam indicative plural present
- retratava first-person imperfect indicative
- retratavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retratar?
- Brazil /ʁe.tɾaˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [he.tɾaˈta(h)]
- /ʁe.tɾaˈta(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retratar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retratar in Portuguese?
retratar appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).