This is the 12059th most frequent Portuguese word.
referia
"Referia" means "referred" (imperfect tense of "referir").
'Referia-se a' indicates that the action of referring in the past is directed to a specific object or topic in the discourse.
Ele referia-se ao plano antigo, não ao novo.
He was referring to the old plan, not the new one.
'Referia' here conveys the act of expressing or considering in the context of attributing importance to something in past statements.
Eu referia esta ideia como fundamental para o projeto.
I regarded this idea as fundamental for the project.
'Referia' signifies an instance of mentioning or presenting information in the past.