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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English refract.

Pronunciation

Verb

refractar (first-person singular present refracto, first-person singular preterite refractí, past participle refractat)

  1. (transitive) to refract
  2. (pronominal) to refract
    La llum es refracta en passar d'un medi a un altre.
    Light refracts when passing from one medium to another.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French réfractaire, from Latin refractarius.

Adjective

refractar m or n (feminine singular refractară, masculine plural refractari, feminine and neuter plural refractare)

  1. refractory

Declension

Declension of refractar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite refractar refractară refractari refractare
definite refractarul refractara refractarii refractarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite refractar refractare refractari refractare
definite refractarului refractarei refractarilor refractarelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the perfect passive participle of refringō, itself from re- (again) + frangō (to break).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /refɾaɡˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧frac‧tar

Verb

refractar (first-person singular present refracto, first-person singular preterite refracté, past participle refractado)

  1. (transitive, optics) to refract

Conjugation

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