blindar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French blinder, from blinde (“pieces of wood used as protection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [blinˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [blinˈdaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: blin‧dar

Verb

blindar (first-person singular present blindo, first-person singular preterite blindí, past participle blindat)(transitive)

1. to armor
2. to shield, to encase, to protect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of blindar (first conjugation)

infinitive			blindar
gerund			blindant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		blindat		blindada
		plural		blindats		blindades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	blindo	blindes	blinda	blindem	blindeu	blinden
	imperfect	blindava	blindaves	blindava	blindàvem	blindàveu	blindaven
	future	blindaré	blindaràs	blindarà	blindarem	blindareu	blindaran
	preterite	blindí	blindares	blindà	blindàrem	blindàreu	blindaren
	conditional	blindaria	blindaries	blindaria	blindaríem	blindaríeu	blindarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	blindi	blindis	blindi	blindem	blindeu	blindin
	imperfect	blindés	blindessis	blindés	blindéssim	blindéssiu	blindessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	blinda	blindi	blindem	blindeu	blindin
	negative (no)	—	no blindis	no blindi	no blindem	no blindeu	no blindin

Derived terms

• blindatge

Further reading

• “blindar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “blindar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “blindar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “blindar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Icelandic

Verb

blindar

1. second/third-person singular active present indicative of blinda

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blindar

1. present of blinda

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French blinder (“to shield”), from German Blinde, from blenden (“to dazzle, to blind”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda(ʁ)/ [blĩˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda(ʁ)/ [blĩˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda(ʁ)/ [blĩˈda(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /blĩˈdaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /blĩˈdaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /blĩˈda.ɾi/

Verb

blindar (first-person singular present blindo, first-person singular preterite blindei, past participle blindado)

1. (transitive) to shield, to armor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of blindar (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	blindar
Personal	blindar	blindares	blindar	blindarmos	blindardes	blindarem
Gerund
	blindando
Past participle
Masculine	blindado			blindados
Feminine	blindada			blindadas
Indicative
Present	blindo	blindas	blinda	blindamos	blindais	blindam
Imperfect	blindava	blindavas	blindava	blindávamos	blindáveis	blindavam
Preterite	blindei	blindaste	blindou	blindamos1, blindámos2	blindastes	blindaram
Pluperfect	blindara	blindaras	blindara	blindáramos	blindáreis	blindaram
Future	blindarei	blindarás	blindará	blindaremos	blindareis	blindarão
Conditional	blindaria	blindarias	blindaria	blindaríamos	blindaríeis	blindariam
Subjunctive
Present	blinde	blindes	blinde	blindemos	blindeis	blindem
Imperfect	blindasse	blindasses	blindasse	blindássemos	blindásseis	blindassem
Future	blindar	blindares	blindar	blindarmos	blindardes	blindarem
Imperative
Affirmative		blinda	blinde	blindemos	blindai	blindem
Negative (não)		não blindes	não blinde	não blindemos	não blindeis	não blindem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “blindar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “blindar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French blinder, from Proto-Germanic *blandijaną, which is related to English blind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blinˈdaɾ/ [blĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: blin‧dar

Verb

blindar (first-person singular present blindo, first-person singular preterite blindé, past participle blindado)

1. (transitive) to shield, to armor
2. (figurative, transitive) to safeguard
   • 2018 January 26, Virginia López Enano, “El misterio de Canfranc: nazis, espías y oro”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid, →ISSN:

     Su historia es breve, pero por ella el pueblo se ha construido un nombre. Durante la II Guerra Mundial, España enviaba por sus railes wolframio y pirita para blindar el armamento nazi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of blindar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			blindar
gerund			blindando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		blindado		blindada
		plural		blindados		blindadas
		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	blindo	blindastú blindásvos	blinda	blindamos	blindáis	blindan
	imperfect	blindaba	blindabas	blindaba	blindábamos	blindabais	blindaban
	preterite	blindé	blindaste	blindó	blindamos	blindasteis	blindaron
	future	blindaré	blindarás	blindará	blindaremos	blindaréis	blindarán
	conditional	blindaría	blindarías	blindaría	blindaríamos	blindaríais	blindarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	blinde	blindestú blindésvos2	blinde	blindemos	blindéis	blinden
	imperfect (ra)	blindara	blindaras	blindara	blindáramos	blindarais	blindaran
	imperfect (se)	blindase	blindases	blindase	blindásemos	blindaseis	blindasen
	future1	blindare	blindares	blindare	blindáremos	blindareis	blindaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		blindatú blindávos	blinde	blindemos	blindad	blinden
	negative		no blindes	no blinde	no blindemos	no blindéis	no blinden

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of blindar

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 blindar	dative	blindarme	blindarte	blindarle, blindarse	blindarnos	blindaros	blindarles, blindarse
	accusative	blindarme	blindarte	blindarlo, blindarla, blindarse	blindarnos	blindaros	blindarlos, blindarlas, blindarse
with gerund blindando	dative	blindándome	blindándote	blindándole, blindándose	blindándonos	blindándoos	blindándoles, blindándose
	accusative	blindándome	blindándote	blindándolo, blindándola, blindándose	blindándonos	blindándoos	blindándolos, blindándolas, blindándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative blinda	dative	blíndame	blíndate	blíndale	blíndanos	not used	blíndales
	accusative	blíndame	blíndate	blíndalo, blíndala	blíndanos	not used	blíndalos, blíndalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative blindá	dative	blindame	blindate	blindale	blindanos	not used	blindales
	accusative	blindame	blindate	blindalo, blindala	blindanos	not used	blindalos, blindalas
with formal second-person singular imperative blinde	dative	blíndeme	not used	blíndele, blíndese	blíndenos	not used	blíndeles
	accusative	blíndeme	not used	blíndelo, blíndela, blíndese	blíndenos	not used	blíndelos, blíndelas
with first-person plural imperative blindemos	dative	not used	blindémoste	blindémosle	blindémonos	blindémoos	blindémosles
	accusative	not used	blindémoste	blindémoslo, blindémosla	blindémonos	blindémoos	blindémoslos, blindémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative blindad	dative	blindadme	not used	blindadle	blindadnos	blindaos	blindadles
	accusative	blindadme	not used	blindadlo, blindadla	blindadnos	blindaos	blindadlos, blindadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative blinden	dative	blíndenme	not used	blíndenle	blíndennos	not used	blíndenles, blíndense
	accusative	blíndenme	not used	blíndenlo, blíndenla	blíndennos	not used	blíndenlos, blíndenlas, blíndense

Related terms

• blindado
• blindaje

Further reading

• “blindar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025