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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zo.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.zo.ɾjẽˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
desorientar (first-person singular present desoriento, first-person singular preterite desorientei, past participle desorientado)
- (transitive) to bewilder; to disorientate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + orientar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desoɾjenˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧so‧rien‧tar
Verb
desorientar (first-person singular present desoriento, first-person singular preterite desorienté, past participle desorientado)
- (transitive) to disorient
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desorientar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desorientar
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dative
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desorientarme
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desorientarte
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desorientarle, desorientarse
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desorientarnos
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desorientaros
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desorientarles, desorientarse
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accusative
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desorientarme
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desorientarte
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desorientarlo, desorientarla, desorientarse
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desorientarnos
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desorientaros
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desorientarlos, desorientarlas, desorientarse
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with gerund desorientando
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dative
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desorientándome
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desorientándote
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desorientándole, desorientándose
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desorientándonos
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desorientándoos
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desorientándoles, desorientándose
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accusative
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desorientándome
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desorientándote
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desorientándolo, desorientándola, desorientándose
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desorientándonos
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desorientándoos
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desorientándolos, desorientándolas, desorientándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desorienta
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dative
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desoriéntame
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desoriéntate
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desoriéntale
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desoriéntanos
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not used
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desoriéntales
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accusative
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desoriéntame
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desoriéntate
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desoriéntalo, desoriéntala
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desoriéntanos
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not used
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desoriéntalos, desoriéntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desorientá
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dative
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desorientame
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desorientate
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desorientale
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desorientanos
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not used
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desorientales
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accusative
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desorientame
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desorientate
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desorientalo, desorientala
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desorientanos
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not used
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desorientalos, desorientalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desoriente
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dative
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desoriénteme
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not used
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desoriéntele, desoriéntese
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desoriéntenos
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not used
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desoriénteles
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accusative
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desoriénteme
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not used
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desoriéntelo, desoriéntela, desoriéntese
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desoriéntenos
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not used
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desoriéntelos, desoriéntelas
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with first-person plural imperative desorientemos
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dative
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not used
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desorientémoste
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desorientémosle
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desorientémonos
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desorientémoos
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desorientémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desorientémoste
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desorientémoslo, desorientémosla
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desorientémonos
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desorientémoos
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desorientémoslos, desorientémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desorientad
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dative
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desorientadme
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not used
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desorientadle
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desorientadnos
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desorientaos
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desorientadles
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accusative
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desorientadme
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not used
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desorientadlo, desorientadla
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desorientadnos
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desorientaos
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desorientadlos, desorientadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desorienten
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dative
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desoriéntenme
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not used
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desoriéntenle
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desoriéntennos
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not used
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desoriéntenles, desoriéntense
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accusative
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desoriéntenme
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not used
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desoriéntenlo, desoriéntenla
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desoriéntennos
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not used
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desoriéntenlos, desoriéntenlas, desoriéntense
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