Polyglot Dictionary

refrear

/xeˈfɾjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
refreo
preterite (eu)
refreei
past participle
refreado

Meaning

  1. to restrain

    • Refreou a língua.

      He held his tongue.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

coibir

coibir is more formal or legal, to curb or restrain, like curbing crime; refrear is more personal, to restrain oneself, holding back an impulse.

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