No. 13,470 in Spanish
referían
"Referían" means "they referred" or "they were referring."
In a sentence
Ellos referían sus problemas al encargado.
They referred their problems to the manager.
In this sentence, "referían" is used to express the action of referring or directing attention to someone for a specific issue or concern.
Los textos referían eventos históricos importantes.
The texts referred to important historical events.
Here, "referían" is utilized to indicate that the texts contained references to or described significant past events.
Me referían historias de cuando ellos eran jóvenes.
They recounted stories to me of when they were young.
In this case, "referían" denotes the act of recounting or narrating stories or events from the past.
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