colar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō.

Verb

colar (first-person singular indicative present colo, past participle coláu)

1. (transitive) to leave, go away, depart
2. to sift
3. to strain
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Conjugation

Conjugation of colar

infinitive		colar
gerund		colando
past participle		m coláu, f colada, n colao, m pl colaos, f pl colaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	colo	coles	cola	colamos	coláis	colen
	imperfect	colaba	colabes	colaba	colábemos, colábamos	colabeis, colabais	colaben
	preterite	colé	colasti, colesti	coló	colemos	colastis, colestis	colaron
	pluperfect	colare, colara	colares, colaras	colare, colara	coláremos, coláramos	colareis, colarais	colaren, colaran
	future	colaré	colarás	colará	colaremos	colaréis	colarán
	conditional	colaría	colaríes	colaría	colaríemos, colaríamos	colaríeis, colaríais	colaríen
subjunctive	present	cole	coles, colas	cole	colemos	coléis	colen, colan
	imperfect	colare, colara	colares, colaras	colare, colara	coláremos, coláramos	colareis, colarais	colaren, colaran
imperative		—	cola	—	—	colái	—

Synonyms

• (leave): marchar

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Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan colar), from Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō (compare French couler, Spanish colar).

Verb

colar (first-person singular present colo, first-person singular preterite colí, past participle colat)

1. to sift, to filter
2. to strain
3. (reflexive, colar-se) to crash (a party)

Related terms

• colador

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) colar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of colō

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Portuguese

colar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈlaɾ/
• • IPA^(key): /ko.ˈlaʁ/ (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /ko.ˈla(ʁ)/ (verb)

Etymology 1

From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris.

Noun

colar m (plural es)

1. necklace, chain
2. (clothing) collar

Etymology 2

From cola.

Verb

1. to glue (to join with glue)
2. to affix, to attach, to tie together
3. to invest (to receive a priest's collar)
4. to settle a bill
5. (Brazil, slang) to approach, to get closer to (someone or somewhere)
6. (Brazil, slang) to use a copy of content to help to complete a school or university test, often illegally

Etymology 3

Back-formation from colação.

Verb

1. (usually as colar grau) to receive one’s university diploma, especially in a ceremonial manner
2. (transitive) to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)

   Synonym: investir

Related terms

• cola
• colagem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō whence English coulee and colander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlaɾ/ [koˈlaɾ]

Verb

1. to sift, to strain
2. (Dominican Republic) to prepare coffee
3. (colloquial) to dupe, hoodwink
4. (colloquial) to missay, say wrongly
5. (reflexive, colloquial) to fall for, fall in love
6. (reflexive, colloquial) to sneak in, to crash

Related terms

• colador
• colación
• colársela
• escolar

See also

• tamizar