descongelar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ congelar.

Verb

descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, first-person singular preterite descongelí, past participle descongelat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, reflexive) to defrost

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descongelar (first conjugation)

infinitive			descongelar
gerund			descongelant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descongelat		descongelada
		plural		descongelats		descongelades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descongelo	descongeles	descongela	descongelem	descongeleu	descongelen
	imperfect	descongelava	descongelaves	descongelava	descongelàvem	descongelàveu	descongelaven
	future	descongelaré	descongelaràs	descongelarà	descongelarem	descongelareu	descongelaran
	preterite	descongelí	descongelares	descongelà	descongelàrem	descongelàreu	descongelaren
	conditional	descongelaria	descongelaries	descongelaria	descongelaríem	descongelaríeu	descongelarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descongeli	descongelis	descongeli	descongelem	descongeleu	descongelin
	imperfect	descongelés	descongelessis	descongelés	descongeléssim	descongeléssiu	descongelessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	descongela	descongeli	descongelem	descongeleu	descongelin
	negative (no)	—	no descongelis	no descongeli	no descongelem	no descongeleu	no descongelin

Derived terms

• descongelació

Further reading

• “descongelar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “descongelar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “descongelar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ congelar (“to freeze”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [des.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)], /d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [des.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)], /d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [deʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kõ.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨˈla.ɾi/

Verb

descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, first-person singular preterite descongelei, past participle descongelado)

1. (intransitive) to thaw (to melt, dissolve, or become fluid)
2. to defrost

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descongelar (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	descongelar
Personal	descongelar	descongelares	descongelar	descongelarmos	descongelardes	descongelarem
Gerund
	descongelando
Past participle
Masculine	descongelado			descongelados
Feminine	descongelada			descongeladas
Indicative
Present	descongelo	descongelas	descongela	descongelamos	descongelais	descongelam
Imperfect	descongelava	descongelavas	descongelava	descongelávamos	descongeláveis	descongelavam
Preterite	descongelei	descongelaste	descongelou	descongelamos1, descongelámos2	descongelastes	descongelaram
Pluperfect	descongelara	descongelaras	descongelara	descongeláramos	descongeláreis	descongelaram
Future	descongelarei	descongelarás	descongelará	descongelaremos	descongelareis	descongelarão
Conditional	descongelaria	descongelarias	descongelaria	descongelaríamos	descongelaríeis	descongelariam
Subjunctive
Present	descongele	descongeles	descongele	descongelemos	descongeleis	descongelem
Imperfect	descongelasse	descongelasses	descongelasse	descongelássemos	descongelásseis	descongelassem
Future	descongelar	descongelares	descongelar	descongelarmos	descongelardes	descongelarem
Imperative
Affirmative		descongela	descongele	descongelemos	descongelai	descongelem
Negative (não)		não descongeles	não descongele	não descongelemos	não descongeleis	não descongelem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• derreter

Derived terms

• descongelação
• descongelamento

Further reading

• “descongelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ congelar (“to freeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskonxeˈlaɾ/ [d̪es.kõŋ.xeˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧con‧ge‧lar

Verb

descongelar (first-person singular present descongelo, first-person singular preterite descongelé, past participle descongelado)

1. to thaw
2. to defrost
3. to unfreeze

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descongelar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descongelar
gerund			descongelando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descongelado		descongelada
		plural		descongelados		descongeladas
		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	descongelo	descongelastú descongelásvos	descongela	descongelamos	descongeláis	descongelan
	imperfect	descongelaba	descongelabas	descongelaba	descongelábamos	descongelabais	descongelaban
	preterite	descongelé	descongelaste	descongeló	descongelamos	descongelasteis	descongelaron
	future	descongelaré	descongelarás	descongelará	descongelaremos	descongelaréis	descongelarán
	conditional	descongelaría	descongelarías	descongelaría	descongelaríamos	descongelaríais	descongelarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descongele	descongelestú descongelésvos2	descongele	descongelemos	descongeléis	descongelen
	imperfect (ra)	descongelara	descongelaras	descongelara	descongeláramos	descongelarais	descongelaran
	imperfect (se)	descongelase	descongelases	descongelase	descongelásemos	descongelaseis	descongelasen
	future1	descongelare	descongelares	descongelare	descongeláremos	descongelareis	descongelaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descongelatú descongelávos	descongele	descongelemos	descongelad	descongelen
	negative		no descongeles	no descongele	no descongelemos	no descongeléis	no descongelen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of descongelar

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 descongelar
	dative	descongelarme	descongelarte	descongelarle, descongelarse	descongelarnos	descongelaros	descongelarles, descongelarse
	accusative	descongelarme	descongelarte	descongelarlo, descongelarla, descongelarse	descongelarnos	descongelaros	descongelarlos, descongelarlas, descongelarse
with gerund descongelando
	dative	descongelándome	descongelándote	descongelándole, descongelándose	descongelándonos	descongelándoos	descongelándoles, descongelándose
	accusative	descongelándome	descongelándote	descongelándolo, descongelándola, descongelándose	descongelándonos	descongelándoos	descongelándolos, descongelándolas, descongelándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descongela
	dative	descongélame	descongélate	descongélale	descongélanos	not used	descongélales
	accusative	descongélame	descongélate	descongélalo, descongélala	descongélanos	not used	descongélalos, descongélalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descongelá
	dative	descongelame	descongelate	descongelale	descongelanos	not used	descongelales
	accusative	descongelame	descongelate	descongelalo, descongelala	descongelanos	not used	descongelalos, descongelalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descongele
	dative	descongéleme	not used	descongélele, descongélese	descongélenos	not used	descongéleles
	accusative	descongéleme	not used	descongélelo, descongélela, descongélese	descongélenos	not used	descongélelos, descongélelas
with first-person plural imperative descongelemos
	dative	not used	descongelémoste	descongelémosle	descongelémonos	descongelémoos	descongelémosles
	accusative	not used	descongelémoste	descongelémoslo, descongelémosla	descongelémonos	descongelémoos	descongelémoslos, descongelémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descongelad
	dative	descongeladme	not used	descongeladle	descongeladnos	descongelaos	descongeladles
	accusative	descongeladme	not used	descongeladlo, descongeladla	descongeladnos	descongelaos	descongeladlos, descongeladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descongelen
	dative	descongélenme	not used	descongélenle	descongélennos	not used	descongélenles, descongélense
	accusative	descongélenme	not used	descongélenlo, descongélenla	descongélennos	not used	descongélenlos, descongélenlas, descongélense

Derived terms

• descongelación
• descongelamiento

 

Further reading

• “descongelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16