enregelar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ regelar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.he.ʒeˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.he.ʒeˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.he.ʒeˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.he.ʒeˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/ [ẽ.he.ʒeˈla(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/ [ĩ.he.ʒeˈla(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.χe.ʒeˈla(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.χe.ʒeˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/ [ẽ.he.ʒeˈla(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/ [ĩ.he.ʒeˈla(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧re‧ge‧lar

Verb

enregelar (first-person singular present enregelo, first-person singular preterite enregelei, past participle enregelado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to cool down (decrease the temperature)

   Synonyms: esfriar, arrefecer, gelar, regelar

2. (figurative) to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit

   Synonyms: desanimar, desencorajar

3. (figurative) to frighten; to be or cause to be afraid

   Synonyms: assustar, apavorar, amedrontar, aterrorizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enregelar (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	enregelar
Personal	enregelar	enregelares	enregelar	enregelarmos	enregelardes	enregelarem
Gerund
	enregelando
Past participle
Masculine	enregelado			enregelados
Feminine	enregelada			enregeladas
Indicative
Present	enregelo	enregelas	enregela	enregelamos	enregelais	enregelam
Imperfect	enregelava	enregelavas	enregelava	enregelávamos	enregeláveis	enregelavam
Preterite	enregelei	enregelaste	enregelou	enregelamos1, enregelámos2	enregelastes	enregelaram
Pluperfect	enregelara	enregelaras	enregelara	enregeláramos	enregeláreis	enregelaram
Future	enregelarei	enregelarás	enregelará	enregelaremos	enregelareis	enregelarão
Conditional	enregelaria	enregelarias	enregelaria	enregelaríamos	enregelaríeis	enregelariam
Subjunctive
Present	enregele	enregeles	enregele	enregelemos	enregeleis	enregelem
Imperfect	enregelasse	enregelasses	enregelasse	enregelássemos	enregelásseis	enregelassem
Future	enregelar	enregelares	enregelar	enregelarmos	enregelardes	enregelarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enregela	enregele	enregelemos	enregelai	enregelem
Negative (não)		não enregeles	não enregele	não enregelemos	não enregeleis	não enregelem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

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• gelo