embalar

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Etymology

From en- +‎ bala +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalí, past participle embalat)

  1. (transitive) to pack up, to package
  2. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to pick up speed; (figurative) to get carried away

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embalar (first conjugation)
infinitive embalar
gerund 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
affirmative — embala embali embalem embaleu embalin
negative (no) — no embalis no embali no embalem no embaleu no embalin

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baˈla(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baˈla(ɻ)/
 

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)

  1. (transitive) to rock (move gently back and forth)
    Synonym: balançar
  2. (transitive) to lull (to soothe a baby into sleep)
  3. (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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French emballer.

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado)

  1. (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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embaˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧ba‧lar

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalé, past participle embalado)

  1. to pack
  2. (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

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