was referring
Não, me referia à TV.
No, I was referring to TV.
— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)
Ela se referia ao marido e ao filho?
Was she referring to her husband and son?
— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Eu me referia a ela.
I was referring to her.
— Oppenheimer (2023)
Meu pai se referia a meus amigos.
My father was referring to my friends.