refer

refer
rə'fə:
1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb
(with to)
1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referirse a, hacer alusión a
2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referir(se), hacer referencia/alusión a
3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) enviar, remitir
4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar
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2. verb
(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrar
- reference book
- reference library
refer vb
1. consultar
he referred to his notes when he forgot what he wanted to say consultaba sus apuntes cuando se olvidaba de lo que quería decir
2. mencionar / referirse / hacer referencia
he referred to somebody called William mencionó a alguien llamado William
El pasado y participio pasado de refer se escribe referred; el gerundio se escribe referring
refer
tr[rɪ'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (send) remitir, mandar, enviar
■ I'm going to refer you to a specialist voy a mandarlo a un especialista
■ I refer you to my article in ... te remito a mi artículo en ...
intransitive verb
1 (allude to) referirse (to, a)
■ who are you referring to? ¿a quién te refieres?
2 (mention, name) hacer referencia (to, a)
■ he referred to a Mr Fletcher hizo referencia a un tal Sr Fletcher
3 (consult) consultar (to, -)
■ he referred constantly to his notes consultaba constantemente sus apuntes
4 (describe) calificar (to, de); (call) llamar (to, a)
■ he was referred to as an opportunist lo calificaron de oportunista
■ she refers to him as "the Fox' lo llama "el Zorro"
refer [ri'fər] v, -ferred ; -ferring vt
direct, send: remitir, enviar
to refer a patient to a specialist: enviar a un paciente a un especialista
refer vi
to refer to mention: referirse a, aludir a
refer
v.
• deferir v.
• referir v.
• referirse v.
• remitir v.
rɪ'fɜːr, rɪ'fɜː(r)
-rr- transitive verb
a) (direct - to source of information) remitir; (- to place) enviar*, mandar

the reader is referred to ... — se remite al lector a ...

to refer somebody to a specialist — (Med) mandar or (AmL) derivar a alguien a un especialista

b) (submit) \<\<problem/proposal\>\> remitir; see also refer to
Phrasal Verbs:
[rɪ'fɜː(r)]
1. VT
1) (=send, direct) remitir

to refer sth to sb — remitir algo a algn

I have to refer it to my boss — tengo que remitírselo a mi jefe, tengo que consultarlo con mi jefe

to refer a dispute to arbitration — someter or remitir una disputa al arbitraje

the case has been referred to the Supreme Court — han diferido el caso al Tribunal Supremo

the decision has been referred to us — la decisión se ha dejado a nuestro juicio

to refer sb to sth/sb: I referred him to the manager — lo envié a que viera al gerente

the doctor referred me to a specialist — el médico me mandó a un especialista

the reader is referred to page 15 — remito al lector a la página 15

refer to drawer — (on cheque) devolver al librador

2) (=ascribe) atribuir

he refers his mistake to tiredness — el error lo achaca a su cansancio, atribuye el error a su cansancio

he refers the painting to the 14th century — atribuye el cuadro al siglo XIV

3) (Brit) (Univ) [+ student] suspender
4) (Med)

referred pain — dolor m reflejo

2. VI

to refer to —

1) (=relate to) referirse a

this refers to you all — esto se refiere a todos ustedes, esto va para todos ustedes

the rules do not refer to special cases — las normas no son aplicables a los casos especiales

2) (=allude to) referirse a

I am not referring to you — no me estoy refiriendo a ti

I refer to your letter of 1st May — con relación a su carta con fecha del uno de mayo

3) (=mention) mencionar

he never refers to that evening — nunca menciona aquella noche

4) (=consult) consultar

she had to refer to her notes — tuvo que consultar sus apuntes

please refer to section three — véase la sección tres

5) (=describe)

he referred to her as his assistant — cuando se refería a ella la llamaba su ayudante

this kind of art is often referred to as "minimal art" — este tipo de arte a menudo se denomina "arte minimalista"

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[rɪ'fɜːr, rɪ'fɜː(r)]
-rr- transitive verb
a) (direct - to source of information) remitir; (- to place) enviar*, mandar

the reader is referred to ... — se remite al lector a ...

to refer somebody to a specialist — (Med) mandar or (AmL) derivar a alguien a un especialista

b) (submit) \<\<problem/proposal\>\> remitir; see also refer to
Phrasal Verbs:

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