refiro

This is the 7873rd most frequent Portuguese word.


refiro

"I refer."


In this sentence, 'refiro' is used in the form 'me refiro', which means 'I refer' or 'I am referring'. Here, it's used to indicate the speaker's act of referencing past events within the conversation.

Eu me refiro aos eventos de ontem.

I refer to yesterday's events.


Here, 'refiro' is used in a negative construction to clarify that the speaker's reference is directed towards something different from the assumed subject.

Não me refiro a isso, mas a algo mais específico.

I'm not referring to that, but to something more specific.


This sentence shows 'refiro' in use to provide an explicit clarification or definition of what the speaker means by a certain term.

Quando digo saúde, refiro-me ao bem-estar completo.

When I say health, I refer to complete well-being.