embaucar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embaucar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

embaucar (first-person singular present embaúco, first-person singular preterite embauquei, past participle embaucado)

  1. (transitive) to trick, to deceive
  2. (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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embauˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bau‧car

Verb

embaucar (first-person singular present embauco, first-person singular preterite embauqué, past participle embaucado)

  1. to hoodwink, pull a fast one
  2. 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

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