requintar

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word requintar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word requintar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say requintar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word requintar you have here. The definition of the word requintar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrequintar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ quintar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧quin‧tar

Verb

requintar (first-person singular present requinto, first-person singular preterite requintei, past participle requintado)

  1. (transitive) to refine; to perfect
    Synonym: aprimorar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of requintar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal requintar
Personal requintar requintares requintar requintarmos requintardes requintarem
Gerund
requintando
Past participle
Masculine requintado requintados
Feminine requintada requintadas
Indicative
Present requinto requintas requinta requintamos requintais requintam
Imperfect requintava requintavas requintava requintávamos requintáveis requintavam
Preterite requintei requintaste requintou requintamos1, requintámos2 requintastes requintaram
Pluperfect requintara requintaras requintara requintáramos requintáreis requintaram
Future requintarei requintarás requintará requintaremos requintareis requintarão
Conditional requintaria requintarias requintaria requintaríamos requintaríeis requintariam
Subjunctive
Present requinte requintes requinte requintemos requinteis requintem
Imperfect requintasse requintasses requintasse requintássemos requintásseis requintassem
Future requintar requintares requintar requintarmos requintardes requintarem
Imperative
Affirmative requinta requinte requintemos requintai requintem
Negative (não) não requintes não requinte não requintemos não requinteis não requintem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

requintar (first-person singular present requinto, first-person singular preterite requinté, past participle requintado)

  1. to outdo; to better
  2. (music) to put the tuning up or down by five tones
  3. (Peru, Bolivia) to insult; hurl abuse (at)
    • 2017 July, “El atrevimiento de Marco Peredo”, in El Deber Bolivia‎:
      Los clubes requintaban contra el presidente, pero ellos lo elegían y reelegían comprados y serviles.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of requintar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive requintar
gerund requintando
past participle masculine feminine
singular requintado requintada
plural requintados requintadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present requinto requintastú
requintásvos 		requinta requintamos requintáis requintan
imperfect requintaba requintabas requintaba requintábamos requintabais requintaban
preterite requinté requintaste requintó requintamos requintasteis requintaron
future requintaré requintarás requintará requintaremos requintaréis requintarán
conditional requintaría requintarías requintaría requintaríamos requintaríais requintarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present requinte requintestú
requintésvos2 		requinte requintemos requintéis requinten
imperfect
(ra) 		requintara requintaras requintara requintáramos requintarais requintaran
imperfect
(se) 		requintase requintases requintase requintásemos requintaseis requintasen
future1 requintare requintares requintare requintáremos requintareis requintaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative requintatú
requintávos 		requinte requintemos requintad requinten
negative no requintes no requinte no requintemos no requintéis no requinten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of requintar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive requintar
dative requintarme requintarte requintarle, requintarse requintarnos requintaros requintarles, requintarse
accusative requintarme requintarte requintarlo, requintarla, requintarse requintarnos requintaros requintarlos, requintarlas, requintarse
with gerund requintando
dative requintándome requintándote requintándole, requintándose requintándonos requintándoos requintándoles, requintándose
accusative requintándome requintándote requintándolo, requintándola, requintándose requintándonos requintándoos requintándolos, requintándolas, requintándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative requinta
dative requíntame requíntate requíntale requíntanos not used requíntales
accusative requíntame requíntate requíntalo, requíntala requíntanos not used requíntalos, requíntalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative requintá
dative requintame requintate requintale requintanos not used requintales
accusative requintame requintate requintalo, requintala requintanos not used requintalos, requintalas
with formal second-person singular imperative requinte
dative requínteme not used requíntele, requíntese requíntenos not used requínteles
accusative requínteme not used requíntelo, requíntela, requíntese requíntenos not used requíntelos, requíntelas
with first-person plural imperative requintemos
dative not used requintémoste requintémosle requintémonos requintémoos requintémosles
accusative not used requintémoste requintémoslo, requintémosla requintémonos requintémoos requintémoslos, requintémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative requintad
dative requintadme not used requintadle requintadnos requintaos requintadles
accusative requintadme not used requintadlo, requintadla requintadnos requintaos requintadlos, requintadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative requinten
dative requíntenme not used requíntenle requíntennos not used requíntenles, requíntense
accusative requíntenme not used requíntenlo, requíntenla requíntennos not used requíntenlos, requíntenlas, requíntense

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia