embaucar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish embaucar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ɾ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ɾ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ɻ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ɻ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bawˈkaɾ/
Verb
embaucar (first-person singular present embaúco, first-person singular preterite embauquei, past participle embaucado)
- (transitive) to trick, to deceive
- (transitive) to lure, to entice with guile
Conjugation
Conjugation of embaucar (u becomes ú when stressed; c-qu alternation) (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 | embaucar | |||||
| Personal | embaucar | embaucares | embaucar | embaucarmos | embaucardes | embaucarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| embaucando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | embaucado | embaucados | ||||
| Feminine | embaucada | embaucadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | embaúco | embaúcas | embaúca | embaucamos | embaucais | embaúcam |
| Imperfect | embaucava | embaucavas | embaucava | embaucávamos | embaucáveis | embaucavam |
| Preterite | embauquei | embaucaste | embaucou | embaucamos1, embaucámos2 | embaucastes | embaucaram |
| Pluperfect | embaucara | embaucaras | embaucara | embaucáramos | embaucáreis | embaucaram |
| Future | embaucarei | embaucarás | embaucará | embaucaremos | embaucareis | embaucarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| embaucaria | embaucarias | embaucaria | embaucaríamos | embaucaríeis | embaucariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | embaúque | embaúques | embaúque | embauquemos | embauqueis | embaúquem |
| Imperfect | embaucasse | embaucasses | embaucasse | embaucássemos | embaucásseis | embaucassem |
| Future | embaucar | embaucares | embaucar | embaucarmos | embaucardes | embaucarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | embaúca | embaúque | embauquemos | embaucai | embaúquem | |
| Negative (não) | não embaúques | não embaúque | não embauquemos | não embauqueis | não embaúquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embauˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.bau̯ˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧bau‧car
Verb
embaucar (first-person singular present embauco, first-person singular preterite embauqué, past participle embaucado)
- to hoodwink, pull a fast one
- to trick
- Synonyms: engañar, timar, embustir
Conjugation
Conjugation of embaucar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | embaucar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | embaucando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | embaucado | embaucada | |||||
| plural | embaucados | embaucadas | |||||
| 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 | embauco | embaucastú embaucásvos | embauca | embaucamos | embaucáis | embaucan | |
| imperfect | embaucaba | embaucabas | embaucaba | embaucábamos | embaucabais | embaucaban | |
| preterite | embauqué | embaucaste | embaucó | embaucamos | embaucasteis | embaucaron | |
| future | embaucaré | embaucarás | embaucará | embaucaremos | embaucaréis | embaucarán | |
| conditional | embaucaría | embaucarías | embaucaría | embaucaríamos | embaucaríais | embaucarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | embauque | embauquestú embauquésvos2 | embauque | embauquemos | embauquéis | embauquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | embaucara | embaucaras | embaucara | embaucáramos | embaucarais | embaucaran | |
| imperfect (se) | embaucase | embaucases | embaucase | embaucásemos | embaucaseis | embaucasen | |
| future1 | embaucare | embaucares | embaucare | embaucáremos | embaucareis | embaucaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | embaucatú embaucávos | embauque | embauquemos | embaucad | embauquen | ||
| negative | no embauques | no embauque | no embauquemos | no embauquéis | no embauquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embaucar (c-qu alternation)
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 embaucar | |||||||
| dative | embaucarme | embaucarte | embaucarle, embaucarse | embaucarnos | embaucaros | embaucarles, embaucarse | |
| accusative | embaucarme | embaucarte | embaucarlo, embaucarla, embaucarse | embaucarnos | embaucaros | embaucarlos, embaucarlas, embaucarse | |
| with gerund embaucando | |||||||
| dative | embaucándome | embaucándote | embaucándole, embaucándose | embaucándonos | embaucándoos | embaucándoles, embaucándose | |
| accusative | embaucándome | embaucándote | embaucándolo, embaucándola, embaucándose | embaucándonos | embaucándoos | embaucándolos, embaucándolas, embaucándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative embauca | |||||||
| dative | embáucame | embáucate | embáucale | embáucanos | not used | embáucales | |
| accusative | embáucame | embáucate | embáucalo, embáucala | embáucanos | not used | embáucalos, embáucalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative embaucá | |||||||
| dative | embaucame | embaucate | embaucale | embaucanos | not used | embaucales | |
| accusative | embaucame | embaucate | embaucalo, embaucala | embaucanos | not used | embaucalos, embaucalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative embauque | |||||||
| dative | embáuqueme | not used | embáuquele, embáuquese | embáuquenos | not used | embáuqueles | |
| accusative | embáuqueme | not used | embáuquelo, embáuquela, embáuquese | embáuquenos | not used | embáuquelos, embáuquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative embauquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | embauquémoste | embauquémosle | embauquémonos | embauquémoos | embauquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | embauquémoste | embauquémoslo, embauquémosla | embauquémonos | embauquémoos | embauquémoslos, embauquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative embaucad | |||||||
| dative | embaucadme | not used | embaucadle | embaucadnos | embaucaos | embaucadles | |
| accusative | embaucadme | not used | embaucadlo, embaucadla | embaucadnos | embaucaos | embaucadlos, embaucadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative embauquen | |||||||
| dative | embáuquenme | not used | embáuquenle | embáuquennos | not used | embáuquenles, embáuquense | |
| accusative | embáuquenme | not used | embáuquenlo, embáuquenla | embáuquennos | not used | embáuquenlos, embáuquenlas, embáuquense | |
Derived terms
- embaucador
- embaucamiento
Further reading
- “embaucar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014