embalar
Catalan
Etymology
en- + bala + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əm.bəˈla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /em.baˈlaɾ/
Verb
embalar (first-person singular present embalo, past participle embalat)
- (transitive) to pack up, to package
- (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to pick up speed; (figurative) to get carried away
Conjugation
Conjugation of embalar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | embalar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | embalant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | embalat | embalada | |||||
| plural | embalats | embalades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | embalo | embales | embala | embalem | embaleu | embalen | |
| imperfect | embalava | embalaves | embalava | embalàvem | embalàveu | embalaven | |
| future | embalaré | embalaràs | embalarà | embalarem | embalareu | embalaran | |
| preterite | embalí | embalares | embalà | embalàrem | embalàreu | embalaren | |
| conditional | embalaria | embalaries | embalaria | embalaríem | embalaríeu | embalarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | embali | embalis | embali | embalem | embaleu | embalin | |
| imperfect | embalés | embalessis | embalés | embaléssim | embaléssiu | embalessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | embala | embali | embalem | embaleu | embalin | ||
Derived terms
- embaladora
- embalatge
Further reading
- “embalar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From em- + Late Latin ballāre (“to play, dance”). Compare Spanish bailar.
Verb
embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado)
- (transitive) to rock (move gently back and forth)
- Synonym: balançar
- (transitive) to lull (to soothe a baby into sleep)
- (intransitive, transitive) to accelerate (to cause to move faster)
Conjugation
Conjugation of embalar (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 | embalar | |||||
| Personal | embalar | embalares | embalar | embalarmos | embalardes | embalarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| embalando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | embalado | embalados | ||||
| Feminine | embalada | embaladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | embalo | embalas | embala | embalamos | embalais | embalam |
| Imperfect | embalava | embalavas | embalava | embalávamos | embaláveis | embalavam |
| Preterite | embalei | embalaste | embalou | embalamos1, embalámos2 | embalastes | embalaram |
| Pluperfect | embalara | embalaras | embalara | embaláramos | embaláreis | embalaram |
| Future | embalarei | embalarás | embalará | embalaremos | embalareis | embalarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| embalaria | embalarias | embalaria | embalaríamos | embalaríeis | embalariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | embale | embales | embale | embalemos | embaleis | embalem |
| Imperfect | embalasse | embalasses | embalasse | embalássemos | embalásseis | embalassem |
| Future | embalar | embalares | embalar | embalarmos | embalardes | embalarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | embala | embale | embalemos | embalai | embalem | |
| Negative (não) | não embales | não embale | não embalemos | não embaleis | não embalem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- canção de embalar
Etymology 2
From French emballer.
Verb
embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado)
- (transitive) to wrap (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc.)
- Synonyms: embrulhar, empacotar
- Antonym: desembalar
Conjugation
Conjugation of embalar (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 | embalar | |||||
| Personal | embalar | embalares | embalar | embalarmos | embalardes | embalarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| embalando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | embalado | embalados | ||||
| Feminine | embalada | embaladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | embalo | embalas | embala | embalamos | embalais | embalam |
| Imperfect | embalava | embalavas | embalava | embalávamos | embaláveis | embalavam |
| Preterite | embalei | embalaste | embalou | embalamos1, embalámos2 | embalastes | embalaram |
| Pluperfect | embalara | embalaras | embalara | embaláramos | embaláreis | embalaram |
| Future | embalarei | embalarás | embalará | embalaremos | embalareis | embalarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| embalaria | embalarias | embalaria | embalaríamos | embalaríeis | embalariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | embale | embales | embale | embalemos | embaleis | embalem |
| Imperfect | embalasse | embalasses | embalasse | embalássemos | embalásseis | embalassem |
| Future | embalar | embalares | embalar | embalarmos | embalardes | embalarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | embala | embale | embalemos | embalai | embalem | |
| Negative (não) | não embales | não embale | não embalemos | não embaleis | não embalem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- desembalado
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embaˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.baˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧ba‧lar
Verb
embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalé, past participle embalado)
- to pack
- (reflexive) to speed up, pick up speed
Conjugation
Conjugation of embalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | embalar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | embalando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | embalado | embalada | |||||
| plural | embalados | embaladas | |||||
| 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 | embalo | embalastú embalásvos | embala | embalamos | embaláis | embalan | |
| imperfect | embalaba | embalabas | embalaba | embalábamos | embalabais | embalaban | |
| preterite | embalé | embalaste | embaló | embalamos | embalasteis | embalaron | |
| future | embalaré | embalarás | embalará | embalaremos | embalaréis | embalarán | |
| conditional | embalaría | embalarías | embalaría | embalaríamos | embalaríais | embalarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | embale | embalestú embalésvos2 | embale | embalemos | embaléis | embalen | |
| imperfect (ra) | embalara | embalaras | embalara | embaláramos | embalarais | embalaran | |
| imperfect (se) | embalase | embalases | embalase | embalásemos | embalaseis | embalasen | |
| future1 | embalare | embalares | embalare | embaláremos | embalareis | embalaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | embalatú embalávos | embale | embalemos | embalad | embalen | ||
| negative | no embales | no embale | no embalemos | no embaléis | no embalen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embalar
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 embalar | |||||||
| dative | embalarme | embalarte | embalarle, embalarse | embalarnos | embalaros | embalarles, embalarse | |
| accusative | embalarme | embalarte | embalarlo, embalarla, embalarse | embalarnos | embalaros | embalarlos, embalarlas, embalarse | |
| with gerund embalando | |||||||
| dative | embalándome | embalándote | embalándole, embalándose | embalándonos | embalándoos | embalándoles, embalándose | |
| accusative | embalándome | embalándote | embalándolo, embalándola, embalándose | embalándonos | embalándoos | embalándolos, embalándolas, embalándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative embala | |||||||
| dative | embálame | embálate | embálale | embálanos | not used | embálales | |
| accusative | embálame | embálate | embálalo, embálala | embálanos | not used | embálalos, embálalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative embalá | |||||||
| dative | embalame | embalate | embalale | embalanos | not used | embalales | |
| accusative | embalame | embalate | embalalo, embalala | embalanos | not used | embalalos, embalalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative embale | |||||||
| dative | embáleme | not used | embálele, embálese | embálenos | not used | embáleles | |
| accusative | embáleme | not used | embálelo, embálela, embálese | embálenos | not used | embálelos, embálelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative embalemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | embalémoste | embalémosle | embalémonos | embalémoos | embalémosles | |
| accusative | not used | embalémoste | embalémoslo, embalémosla | embalémonos | embalémoos | embalémoslos, embalémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative embalad | |||||||
| dative | embaladme | not used | embaladle | embaladnos | embalaos | embaladles | |
| accusative | embaladme | not used | embaladlo, embaladla | embaladnos | embalaos | embaladlos, embaladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative embalen | |||||||
| dative | embálenme | not used | embálenle | embálennos | not used | embálenles, embálense | |
| accusative | embálenme | not used | embálenlo, embálenla | embálennos | not used | embálenlos, embálenlas, embálense | |
Derived terms
- cinta de embalar
Related terms
- embalado
- embalador
- embaladura
- embalaje
Further reading
- “embalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- alambre