retar

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English

Etymology

re- +‎ tar

Verb

retar (third-person singular simple present retars, present participle retarring, simple past and past participle retarred)

  1. (transitive) To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.

Anagrams

Ainu

Pronunciation

Verb

retar (Kana spelling レタㇻ)

  1. to be white

See also

Colors in Ainu · iro / イロ (layout · text)
     retar / レタㇻ      ruretar / ルレタㇻ      kunne / クンネ
             hure / フレ                           sikerpepeus / シケㇾペペウㇱ
                          hukinane / フキナネ             
                          nis iro / ニㇲ イロ              siwnin / シウニン
                                       ruhure / ルフレ

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō.

Verb

retar (first-person singular indicative present reto, past participle retáu)

  1. to challenge (to invite someone to take part in a competition)

Conjugation

Conjugation of retar
infinitive retar
gerund retando
past participle m retáu, f retada, n retao, m pl retaos, f pl retaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present reto retes reta retamos retáis reten
imperfect retaba retabes retaba retábemos, retábamos retabeis, retabais retaben
preterite reté retasti, retesti retó retemos retastis, retestis retaron
pluperfect retare, retara retares, retaras retare, retara retáremos, retáramos retareis, retarais retaren, retaran
future retaré retarás retará retaremos retaréis retarán
conditional retaría retaríes retaría retaríemos, retaríamos retaríeis, retaríais retaríen
subjunctive present rete retes, retas rete retemos retéis reten, retan
imperfect retare, retara retares, retaras retare, retara retáremos, retáramos retareis, retarais retaren, retaran
imperative — reta — — retái —

Synonyms

Related terms

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French reter, from Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō.

Pronunciation

Verb

retar (first-person singular present reto, first-person singular preterite retei, past participle retado)

  1. to defy, challenge
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 710:
      Monesteus, o duc de Atenas, se leuantou entõ en pe, et diso que el o defendería moy bẽ contra qualquer que o quisese rretar ou quisese dizer que el [nõ] deuía a rreynar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to reprimand, scold
  3. to incite, stir up
    Synonyms: apurrar, encirrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal retar
Personal retar retares retar retarmos retardes retaren
Gerund
retando
Past participle
Masculine retado retados
Feminine retada retadas
Indicative
Present reto retas reta retamos retades retan
Imperfect retaba retabas retaba retabamos retabades retaban
Preterite retei retaches retou retamos retastes retaron
Pluperfect retara retaras retara retaramos retarades retaran
Future retarei retarás retará retaremos retaredes retarán
Conditional retaría retarías retaría retariamos retariades retarían
Subjunctive
Present rete retes rete retemos retedes reten
Imperfect retase retases retase retásemos retásedes retasen
Future retar retares retar retarmos retardes retaren
Imperative
Affirmative reta rete retemos retade reten
Negative (non) non retes non rete non retemos non retedes non reten
    Reintegrated conjugation of retar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal retar
Personal retar retares retar retarmos retardes retarem
Gerund
retando
Past participle
Masculine retado retados
Feminine retada retadas
Indicative
Present reto retas reta retamos retades, retais retam
Imperfect retava retavas retava retávamos retávades, retáveis, retávais1 retavam
Preterite retei retaste, retache1 retou retamos retastes retárom, retaram
Pluperfect retara retaras retara retáramos retárades, retáreis, retárais1 retaram
Future retarei retarás retará retaremos retaredes, retareis retarám, retarão
Conditional retaria retarias retaria retaríamos retaríades, retaríeis, retaríais1 retariam
Subjunctive
Present rete retes rete retemos retedes, reteis retem
Imperfect retasse retasses retasse retássemos retássedes, retásseis retassem
Future retar retares retar retarmos retardes retarem
Imperative
Affirmative reta rete retemos retade, retai retem
Negative (nom) nom retes nom rete nom retemos nom retedes, nom reteis nom retem

1Less recommended.

Related terms

References

  • “retar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “retar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “arretar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “retar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • “retar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “arretar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish reptar, probably borrowed from Old Catalan or Old Occitan reptar, inherited from Latin reputāre. Doublet of reputar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

retar (first-person singular present reto, first-person singular preterite reté, past participle retado)

  1. to defy, challenge
    Synonym: desafiar
  2. to dare
  3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
  4. (Argentina, Chile) to scold, reprimand
    Synonyms: reñir, regañar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retar
gerund retando
past participle masculine feminine
singular retado retada
plural retados retadas
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 reto retastú
retásvos 		reta retamos retáis retan
imperfect retaba retabas retaba retábamos retabais retaban
preterite reté retaste retó retamos retasteis retaron
future retaré retarás retará retaremos retaréis retarán
conditional retaría retarías retaría retaríamos retaríais retarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present rete retestú
retésvos2 		rete retemos retéis reten
imperfect
(ra) 		retara retaras retara retáramos retarais retaran
imperfect
(se) 		retase retases retase retásemos retaseis retasen
future1 retare retares retare retáremos retareis retaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative retatú
retávos 		rete retemos retad reten
negative no retes no rete no retemos no retéis no reten

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

    Selected combined forms of retar

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 retar
dative retarme retarte retarle, retarse retarnos retaros retarles, retarse
accusative retarme retarte retarlo, retarla, retarse retarnos retaros retarlos, retarlas, retarse
with gerund retando
dative retándome retándote retándole, retándose retándonos retándoos retándoles, retándose
accusative retándome retándote retándolo, retándola, retándose retándonos retándoos retándolos, retándolas, retándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reta
dative rétame rétate rétale rétanos not used rétales
accusative rétame rétate rétalo, rétala rétanos not used rétalos, rétalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retá
dative retame retate retale retanos not used retales
accusative retame retate retalo, retala retanos not used retalos, retalas
with formal second-person singular imperative rete
dative réteme not used rétele, rétese rétenos not used rételes
accusative réteme not used rételo, rétela, rétese rétenos not used rételos, rételas
with first-person plural imperative retemos
dative not used retémoste retémosle retémonos retémoos retémosles
accusative not used retémoste retémoslo, retémosla retémonos retémoos retémoslos, retémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retad
dative retadme not used retadle retadnos retaos retadles
accusative retadme not used retadlo, retadla retadnos retaos retadlos, retadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reten
dative rétenme not used rétenle rétennos not used rétenles, rétense
accusative rétenme not used rétenlo, rétenla rétennos not used rétenlos, rétenlas, rétense

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “retar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 890

Further reading

Swedish

Verb

retar

  1. present indicative of reta

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