descongelar
Catalan
Etymology
des- + congelar
Verb
descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, past participle descongelat)
- (transitive, reflexive) to defrost
Conjugation
Conjugation of descongelar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | descongelar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | descongelant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | descongelat | descongelada | |||||
| plural | descongelats | descongelades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | descongelo | descongeles | descongela | descongelem | descongeleu | descongelen | |
| imperfect | descongelava | descongelaves | descongelava | descongelàvem | descongelàveu | descongelaven | |
| future | descongelaré | descongelaràs | descongelarà | descongelarem | descongelareu | descongelaran | |
| preterite | descongelí | descongelares | descongelà | descongelàrem | descongelàreu | descongelaren | |
| conditional | descongelaria | descongelaries | descongelaria | descongelaríem | descongelaríeu | descongelarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | descongeli | descongelis | descongeli | descongelem | descongeleu | descongelin | |
| imperfect | descongelés | descongelessis | descongelés | descongeléssim | descongeléssiu | descongelessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | descongela | descongeli | descongelem | descongeleu | descongelin | ||
Derived terms
- descongelació
Further reading
- “descongelar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “descongelar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “descongelar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + congelar (“to freeze”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [des.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)], /d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [deʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/
Verb
descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, first-person singular preterite descongelei, past participle descongelado)
- (intransitive) to thaw (to melt, dissolve, or become fluid)
- to defrost
Conjugation
Conjugation of descongelar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | descongelar | |||||
| Personal | descongelar | descongelares | descongelar | descongelarmos | descongelardes | descongelarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| descongelando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | descongelado | descongelados | ||||
| Feminine | descongelada | descongeladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | descongelo | descongelas | descongela | descongelamos | descongelais | descongelam |
| Imperfect | descongelava | descongelavas | descongelava | descongelávamos | descongeláveis | descongelavam |
| Preterite | descongelei | descongelaste | descongelou | descongelamos1, descongelámos2 | descongelastes | descongelaram |
| Pluperfect | descongelara | descongelaras | descongelara | descongeláramos | descongeláreis | descongelaram |
| Future | descongelarei | descongelarás | descongelará | descongelaremos | descongelareis | descongelarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| descongelaria | descongelarias | descongelaria | descongelaríamos | descongelaríeis | descongelariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | descongele | descongeles | descongele | descongelemos | descongeleis | descongelem |
| Imperfect | descongelasse | descongelasses | descongelasse | descongelássemos | descongelásseis | descongelassem |
| Future | descongelar | descongelares | descongelar | descongelarmos | descongelardes | descongelarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | descongela | descongele | descongelemos | descongelai | descongelem | |
| Negative (não) | não descongeles | não descongele | não descongelemos | não descongeleis | não descongelem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Synonyms
- derreter
Derived terms
- descongelação
- descongelamento
Further reading
- “descongelar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
des- + congelar (“to freeze”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskonxeˈlaɾ/ [d̪es.kõŋ.xeˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧con‧ge‧lar
Verb
descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, first-person singular preterite descongelé, past participle descongelado)
- to thaw
- to defrost
- to unfreeze
Conjugation
Conjugation of descongelar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | descongelar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | descongelando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | descongelado | descongelada | |||||
| plural | descongelados | descongeladas | |||||
| 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 | descongelo | descongelastú descongelásvos | descongela | descongelamos | descongeláis | descongelan | |
| imperfect | descongelaba | descongelabas | descongelaba | descongelábamos | descongelabais | descongelaban | |
| preterite | descongelé | descongelaste | descongeló | descongelamos | descongelasteis | descongelaron | |
| future | descongelaré | descongelarás | descongelará | descongelaremos | descongelaréis | descongelarán | |
| conditional | descongelaría | descongelarías | descongelaría | descongelaríamos | descongelaríais | descongelarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | descongele | descongelestú descongelésvos2 | descongele | descongelemos | descongeléis | descongelen | |
| imperfect (ra) | descongelara | descongelaras | descongelara | descongeláramos | descongelarais | descongelaran | |
| imperfect (se) | descongelase | descongelases | descongelase | descongelásemos | descongelaseis | descongelasen | |
| future1 | descongelare | descongelares | descongelare | descongeláremos | descongelareis | descongelaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | descongelatú descongelávos | descongele | descongelemos | descongelad | descongelen | ||
| negative | no descongeles | no descongele | no descongelemos | no descongeléis | no descongelen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of descongelar
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 descongelar | |||||||
| dative | descongelarme | descongelarte | descongelarle, descongelarse | descongelarnos | descongelaros | descongelarles, descongelarse | |
| accusative | descongelarme | descongelarte | descongelarlo, descongelarla, descongelarse | descongelarnos | descongelaros | descongelarlos, descongelarlas, descongelarse | |
| with gerund descongelando | |||||||
| dative | descongelándome | descongelándote | descongelándole, descongelándose | descongelándonos | descongelándoos | descongelándoles, descongelándose | |
| accusative | descongelándome | descongelándote | descongelándolo, descongelándola, descongelándose | descongelándonos | descongelándoos | descongelándolos, descongelándolas, descongelándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative descongela | |||||||
| dative | descongélame | descongélate | descongélale | descongélanos | not used | descongélales | |
| accusative | descongélame | descongélate | descongélalo, descongélala | descongélanos | not used | descongélalos, descongélalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative descongelá | |||||||
| dative | descongelame | descongelate | descongelale | descongelanos | not used | descongelales | |
| accusative | descongelame | descongelate | descongelalo, descongelala | descongelanos | not used | descongelalos, descongelalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative descongele | |||||||
| dative | descongéleme | not used | descongélele, descongélese | descongélenos | not used | descongéleles | |
| accusative | descongéleme | not used | descongélelo, descongélela, descongélese | descongélenos | not used | descongélelos, descongélelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative descongelemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | descongelémoste | descongelémosle | descongelémonos | descongelémoos | descongelémosles | |
| accusative | not used | descongelémoste | descongelémoslo, descongelémosla | descongelémonos | descongelémoos | descongelémoslos, descongelémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative descongelad | |||||||
| dative | descongeladme | not used | descongeladle | descongeladnos | descongelaos | descongeladles | |
| accusative | descongeladme | not used | descongeladlo, descongeladla | descongeladnos | descongelaos | descongeladlos, descongeladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative descongelen | |||||||
| dative | descongélenme | not used | descongélenle | descongélennos | not used | descongélenles, descongélense | |
| accusative | descongélenme | not used | descongélenlo, descongélenla | descongélennos | not used | descongélenlos, descongélenlas, descongélense | |
Derived terms
- descongelación
- descongelamiento
Further reading
- “descongelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014