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Spanish
Etymology
From trápala + -ear; first element from imitative trapl, trap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾapaleˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tra‧pa‧le‧ar
Verb
trapalear (first-person singular present trapaleo, first-person singular preterite trapaleé, past participle trapaleado)
- (intransitive) to walk around noisily
- (intransitive) to talk excessively and without making sense
- (intransitive) to act as a deceiver or charlatan
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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