Polyglot Dictionary

refinar

/xefiˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
refino
preterite (eu)
refinei
past participle
refinado

Meaning

  1. to refine

    • Refinaram o petróleo.

      They refined the oil.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aprimorar

aprimorar is more about improving or perfecting, like a skill or a product; refinar is more literal, like refining oil or sugar, or figurative refinement of taste.

Similar in other languages

German

veredeln

veredeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

German

verfeinern

verfeinern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

Spanish

refinar

refinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

Practice

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