Dictionary · Portuguese

recriar

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to recreate, to reinvent

    to create something again or in a new way

  2. 2.

    to reproduce, to reconstruct

    to make a copy or reconstruction of something

  3. 3.

    to reimagine

    to imagine or conceive something anew with fresh perspective

Examples

  • "O artista recriou a obra clássica com elementos modernos."

    The artist recreated the classic work with modern elements.

  • "Ela conseguiu recriar a receita da avó de memória."

    She managed to recreate her grandmother's recipe from memory.

  • "O filme recria a atmosfera dos anos 80 com perfeição."

    The film recreates the atmosphere of the 1980s perfectly.

Usage

Common in artistic, creative, and culinary contexts. Often used with objects like "cenário" (scene), "ambiente" (environment), "receita" (recipe), or "época" (era). Don't confuse with "recrear" (to entertain, amuse), which has a different meaning despite similar spelling.

Conjugation

Full table

Presente

indicative
eurecrio
ele/ela/vocêrecria
nósrecriamos
eles/elas/vocêsrecriam

Pretérito Perfeito

indicative
eurecriei
ele/ela/vocêrecriou
nósrecriamos
eles/elas/vocêsrecriaram

Pretérito Imperfeito

indicative
eurecriava
ele/ela/vocêrecriava
nósrecriávamos
eles/elas/vocêsrecriavam

Pretérito Mais-que-perfeito

indicative
eurecriara
ele/ela/vocêrecriara
nósrecriáramos
eles/elas/vocêsrecriaram