What does «cfr» mean in Spanish?
- Cf. or cfr., abbreviation of "cónfer" or "confer", imperative form of the Latin verb "conferre", which literally means "compare". Cfr. means "compare", "consult", it is an abbreviation indicating that something should be consulted, generally a certain text or passage. It is also abbreviated: cónf. (in disuse) and cónfr.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Sobre la distinción entre discurso de la información y ficción literaria, cfr. el conocido y discutido texto de John Searle", Escudero, Malvinas, Arg. 1996.