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Spanish
Etymology
From des- + lumbre + -ar, from Latin lūmen (“light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deslumˈbɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧lum‧brar
Verb
deslumbrar (first-person singular present deslumbro, first-person singular preterite deslumbré, past participle deslumbrado)
- (transitive, literally) to dazzle, to blind temporarily
1834, José de Espronceda, “Chapter 17”, in Sancho Saldaña:[…] sacando una linterna […] , deslumbró de repente al aventurero e iluminó parte del corredor.- taking a torch, he suddenly dazzled the adventurer and lit up part of the corridor.
2020, Stefano Vignaroli (original), translated by María Acosta Díaz, La sombra del campanile:El sol, ahora ya bajo en el horizonte, favorecía la maniobra del energúmeno deslumbrando la visión de los dos guardias, que estaban justo contra el sol con respecto a la escena que en poco tiempo terminaría.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, figuratively) to dazzle, amaze
- Synonym: encandilar
1993, Carmen Sanz Ayán, Sevilla y el comercio de Indias, page 44:
2017 September 3, “Clara Wieck: una virtuosa de la música… y del amor”, in La Nacion:A los 8 años ya se presentaba en las principales ciudades alemanas y a los 11 deslumbró a todo París con su prodigioso talento: los parisinos no eran fáciles de impresionar: estaban acostumbrados a los fuegos de artificio pianísticos de Liszt y Chopin, y a la mefistofélica prestidigitación de Paganini.- At the age of 8 he was already appearing in the major German cities, and at 11 he dazzled the whole of Paris with his prodigal talent - the Parisians weren't easy customers to please - they were used to the explosive piano pieces of Liszt and Chopin, and the Mephistophelean fingerwork of Paganini
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of deslumbrar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive deslumbrar
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deslumbrarme
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deslumbrarte
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deslumbrarle, deslumbrarse
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deslumbrarnos
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deslumbraros
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deslumbrarles, deslumbrarse
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deslumbrarme
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deslumbrarte
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deslumbrarlo, deslumbrarla, deslumbrarse
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deslumbrarnos
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deslumbraros
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deslumbrarlos, deslumbrarlas, deslumbrarse
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with gerund deslumbrando
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deslumbrándome
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deslumbrándote
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deslumbrándole, deslumbrándose
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deslumbrándonos
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deslumbrándoos
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deslumbrándoles, deslumbrándose
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deslumbrándome
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deslumbrándote
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deslumbrándolo, deslumbrándola, deslumbrándose
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deslumbrándonos
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deslumbrándoos
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deslumbrándolos, deslumbrándolas, deslumbrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative deslumbra
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deslúmbrame
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deslúmbrate
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deslúmbrale
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deslúmbranos
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not used
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deslúmbrales
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deslúmbrame
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deslúmbrate
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deslúmbralo, deslúmbrala
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deslúmbranos
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not used
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deslúmbralos, deslúmbralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative deslumbrá
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deslumbrame
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deslumbrate
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deslumbrale
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deslumbranos
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not used
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deslumbrales
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deslumbrame
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deslumbrate
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deslumbralo, deslumbrala
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deslumbranos
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not used
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deslumbralos, deslumbralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative deslumbre
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deslúmbreme
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not used
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deslúmbrele, deslúmbrese
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deslúmbrenos
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not used
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deslúmbreles
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deslúmbreme
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not used
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deslúmbrelo, deslúmbrela, deslúmbrese
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deslúmbrenos
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not used
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deslúmbrelos, deslúmbrelas
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with first-person plural imperative deslumbremos
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not used
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deslumbrémoste
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deslumbrémosle
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deslumbrémonos
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deslumbrémoos
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deslumbrémosles
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not used
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deslumbrémoste
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deslumbrémoslo, deslumbrémosla
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deslumbrémonos
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deslumbrémoos
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deslumbrémoslos, deslumbrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative deslumbrad
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deslumbradme
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not used
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deslumbradle
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deslumbradnos
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deslumbraos
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deslumbradles
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deslumbradme
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not used
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deslumbradlo, deslumbradla
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deslumbradnos
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deslumbraos
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deslumbradlos, deslumbradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative deslumbren
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deslúmbrenme
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not used
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deslúmbrenle
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deslúmbrennos
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not used
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deslúmbrenles, deslúmbrense
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deslúmbrenme
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not used
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deslúmbrenlo, deslúmbrenla
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deslúmbrennos
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not used
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deslúmbrenlos, deslúmbrenlas, deslúmbrense
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