se refería

was referring to

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phrase Rare #35,483
was referring to The subject is usually clear from context; it can mean he, she, or formal you was referring to something or someone.
SP: No entendí a qué se refería.
EN: I didn't understand what he was referring to.

Sólo puedo suponer que se refería a Ud.

I can only assume that he was referring to you.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Se refería a ustedes.

He was referring to you.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

¿A qué se refería tu hermana con lo que dijo?

What did your sister mean by what she said?

— Nueve reinas (2000)

A esto debe haber sido a lo que se refería.

This must be what he was referring to.

— Despedidas (2008)

Sólo entonces me di cuenta de a qué se refería.

Only then did I realize what he meant.

Se dio cuenta de que yo no sabía a qué se refería.

He realized that I didn’t know what he was referring to.

No estaba claro a qué se refería ella.

It wasn't clear what she was referring to.

Creo que se refería a ti.

I think he was referring to you.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Se refería a sí mismo.

He was referring to himself.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)