embolar
Catalan
Etymology
en- + bola + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əm.boˈla/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əm.buˈla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /em.boˈlaɾ/
Verb
embolar (first-person singular present embolo, past participle embolat)
- (bullfighting) to put wooden balls (on the tips of the horns of a bull)
Conjugation
Conjugation of embolar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | embolar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | embolant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | embolat | embolada | |||||
| plural | embolats | embolades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | embolo | emboles | embola | embolem | emboleu | embolen | |
| imperfect | embolava | embolaves | embolava | embolàvem | embolàveu | embolaven | |
| future | embolaré | embolaràs | embolarà | embolarem | embolareu | embolaran | |
| preterite | embolí | embolares | embolà | embolàrem | embolàreu | embolaren | |
| conditional | embolaria | embolaries | embolaria | embolaríem | embolaríeu | embolarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | emboli | embolis | emboli | embolem | emboleu | embolin | |
| imperfect | embolés | embolessis | embolés | emboléssim | emboléssiu | embolessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | embola | emboli | embolem | emboleu | embolin | ||
Further reading
- “embolar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “embolar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “embolar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “embolar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + bola + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boˈla(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boˈla(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.buˈlaɾ/
- Hyphenation: em‧bo‧lar
Verb
embolar (first-person singular present embolo, first-person singular preterite embolei, past participle embolado)
- to put spheres on the tip of a bull's horn to avoid hurting the bullfighter
- (Brazil) to grab an enemy and roll with them over the ground
- to form a bunch (load of material put together)
Conjugation
Conjugation of embolar (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 | embolar | |||||
| Personal | embolar | embolares | embolar | embolarmos | embolardes | embolarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| embolando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | embolado | embolados | ||||
| Feminine | embolada | emboladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | embolo | embolas | embola | embolamos | embolais | embolam |
| Imperfect | embolava | embolavas | embolava | embolávamos | emboláveis | embolavam |
| Preterite | embolei | embolaste | embolou | embolamos1, embolámos2 | embolastes | embolaram |
| Pluperfect | embolara | embolaras | embolara | emboláramos | emboláreis | embolaram |
| Future | embolarei | embolarás | embolará | embolaremos | embolareis | embolarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| embolaria | embolarias | embolaria | embolaríamos | embolaríeis | embolariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | embole | emboles | embole | embolemos | emboleis | embolem |
| Imperfect | embolasse | embolasses | embolasse | embolássemos | embolásseis | embolassem |
| Future | embolar | embolares | embolar | embolarmos | embolardes | embolarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | embola | embole | embolemos | embolai | embolem | |
| Negative (não) | não emboles | não embole | não embolemos | não emboleis | não embolem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- embolado
- embolada
- embolador
- embolação
Further reading
- “embolar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
en- + bola + -ar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emboˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.boˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧bo‧lar
Verb
embolar (first-person singular present embolo, first-person singular preterite embolé, past participle embolado)
- (bullfighting) to put wooden balls (on the tips of the horns of a bull)
- to blacken (shoes)
- (reflexive) to get drunk
Conjugation
Conjugation of embolar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | embolar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | embolando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | embolado | embolada | |||||
| plural | embolados | emboladas | |||||
| 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 | embolo | embolastú embolásvos | embola | embolamos | emboláis | embolan | |
| imperfect | embolaba | embolabas | embolaba | embolábamos | embolabais | embolaban | |
| preterite | embolé | embolaste | emboló | embolamos | embolasteis | embolaron | |
| future | embolaré | embolarás | embolará | embolaremos | embolaréis | embolarán | |
| conditional | embolaría | embolarías | embolaría | embolaríamos | embolaríais | embolarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | embole | embolestú embolésvos2 | embole | embolemos | emboléis | embolen | |
| imperfect (ra) | embolara | embolaras | embolara | emboláramos | embolarais | embolaran | |
| imperfect (se) | embolase | embolases | embolase | embolásemos | embolaseis | embolasen | |
| future1 | embolare | embolares | embolare | emboláremos | embolareis | embolaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | embolatú embolávos | embole | embolemos | embolad | embolen | ||
| negative | no emboles | no embole | no embolemos | no emboléis | no embolen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embolar
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 embolar | |||||||
| dative | embolarme | embolarte | embolarle, embolarse | embolarnos | embolaros | embolarles, embolarse | |
| accusative | embolarme | embolarte | embolarlo, embolarla, embolarse | embolarnos | embolaros | embolarlos, embolarlas, embolarse | |
| with gerund embolando | |||||||
| dative | embolándome | embolándote | embolándole, embolándose | embolándonos | embolándoos | embolándoles, embolándose | |
| accusative | embolándome | embolándote | embolándolo, embolándola, embolándose | embolándonos | embolándoos | embolándolos, embolándolas, embolándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative embola | |||||||
| dative | embólame | embólate | embólale | embólanos | not used | embólales | |
| accusative | embólame | embólate | embólalo, embólala | embólanos | not used | embólalos, embólalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative embolá | |||||||
| dative | embolame | embolate | embolale | embolanos | not used | embolales | |
| accusative | embolame | embolate | embolalo, embolala | embolanos | not used | embolalos, embolalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative embole | |||||||
| dative | embóleme | not used | embólele, embólese | embólenos | not used | embóleles | |
| accusative | embóleme | not used | embólelo, embólela, embólese | embólenos | not used | embólelos, embólelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative embolemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | embolémoste | embolémosle | embolémonos | embolémoos | embolémosles | |
| accusative | not used | embolémoste | embolémoslo, embolémosla | embolémonos | embolémoos | embolémoslos, embolémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative embolad | |||||||
| dative | emboladme | not used | emboladle | emboladnos | embolaos | emboladles | |
| accusative | emboladme | not used | emboladlo, emboladla | emboladnos | embolaos | emboladlos, emboladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative embolen | |||||||
| dative | embólenme | not used | embólenle | embólennos | not used | embólenles, embólense | |
| accusative | embólenme | not used | embólenlo, embólenla | embólennos | not used | embólenlos, embólenlas, embólense | |
Derived terms
- toro embolado
Further reading
- “embolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014