discretear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kɾe.teˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.kɾɨˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.kɾɨˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.kɾɨˈtja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: dis‧cre‧te‧ar

Verb

discretear (first-person singular present discreteio, first-person singular preterite discreteei, past participle discreteado)

1. to discuss discretely, quietly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of discretear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	discretear
Personal	discretear	discreteares	discretear	discretearmos	discreteardes	discretearem
Gerund
	discreteando
Past participle
Masculine	discreteado			discreteados
Feminine	discreteada			discreteadas
Indicative
Present	discreteio	discreteias	discreteia	discreteamos	discreteais	discreteiam
Imperfect	discreteava	discreteavas	discreteava	discreteávamos	discreteáveis	discreteavam
Preterite	discreteei	discreteaste	discreteou	discreteamos1, discreteámos2	discreteastes	discretearam
Pluperfect	discreteara	discretearas	discreteara	discreteáramos	discreteáreis	discretearam
Future	discretearei	discretearás	discreteará	discretearemos	discreteareis	discretearão
Conditional	discretearia	discretearias	discretearia	discretearíamos	discretearíeis	discreteariam
Subjunctive
Present	discreteie	discreteies	discreteie	discreteemos	discreteeis	discreteiem
Imperfect	discreteasse	discreteasses	discreteasse	discreteássemos	discreteásseis	discreteassem
Future	discretear	discreteares	discretear	discretearmos	discreteardes	discretearem
Imperative
Affirmative		discreteia	discreteie	discreteemos	discreteai	discreteiem
Negative (não)		não discreteies	não discreteie	não discreteemos	não discreteeis	não discreteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin discrētusbor.

Spanish discreto

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish discretear

From discreto + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diskɾeteˈaɾ/ [d̪is.kɾe.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dis‧cre‧te‧ar

Verb

discretear (first-person singular present discreteo, first-person singular preterite discreteé, past participle discreteado)

1. to pretend to be discrete
2. to whisper (a secret to someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of discretear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			discretear
gerund			discreteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		discreteado		discreteada
		plural		discreteados		discreteadas
		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	discreteo	discreteastú discreteásvos	discretea	discreteamos	discreteáis	discretean
	imperfect	discreteaba	discreteabas	discreteaba	discreteábamos	discreteabais	discreteaban
	preterite	discreteé	discreteaste	discreteó	discreteamos	discreteasteis	discretearon
	future	discretearé	discretearás	discreteará	discretearemos	discretearéis	discretearán
	conditional	discretearía	discretearías	discretearía	discretearíamos	discretearíais	discretearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	discretee	discreteestú discreteésvos2	discretee	discreteemos	discreteéis	discreteen
	imperfect (ra)	discreteara	discretearas	discreteara	discreteáramos	discretearais	discretearan
	imperfect (se)	discretease	discreteases	discretease	discreteásemos	discreteaseis	discreteasen
	future1	discreteare	discreteares	discreteare	discreteáremos	discreteareis	discretearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		discreteatú discreteávos	discretee	discreteemos	discretead	discreteen
	negative		no discretees	no discretee	no discreteemos	no discreteéis	no discreteen

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

    Selected combined forms of discretear

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 discretear	dative	discretearme	discretearte	discretearle, discretearse	discretearnos	discretearos	discretearles, discretearse
	accusative	discretearme	discretearte	discretearlo, discretearla, discretearse	discretearnos	discretearos	discretearlos, discretearlas, discretearse
with gerund discreteando	dative	discreteándome	discreteándote	discreteándole, discreteándose	discreteándonos	discreteándoos	discreteándoles, discreteándose
	accusative	discreteándome	discreteándote	discreteándolo, discreteándola, discreteándose	discreteándonos	discreteándoos	discreteándolos, discreteándolas, discreteándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative discretea	dative	discretéame	discretéate	discretéale	discretéanos	not used	discretéales
	accusative	discretéame	discretéate	discretéalo, discretéala	discretéanos	not used	discretéalos, discretéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative discreteá	dative	discreteame	discreteate	discreteale	discreteanos	not used	discreteales
	accusative	discreteame	discreteate	discretealo, discreteala	discreteanos	not used	discretealos, discretealas
with formal second-person singular imperative discretee	dative	discretéeme	not used	discretéele, discretéese	discretéenos	not used	discretéeles
	accusative	discretéeme	not used	discretéelo, discretéela, discretéese	discretéenos	not used	discretéelos, discretéelas
with first-person plural imperative discreteemos	dative	not used	discreteémoste	discreteémosle	discreteémonos	discreteémoos	discreteémosles
	accusative	not used	discreteémoste	discreteémoslo, discreteémosla	discreteémonos	discreteémoos	discreteémoslos, discreteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative discretead	dative	discreteadme	not used	discreteadle	discreteadnos	discreteaos	discreteadles
	accusative	discreteadme	not used	discreteadlo, discreteadla	discreteadnos	discreteaos	discreteadlos, discreteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative discreteen	dative	discretéenme	not used	discretéenle	discretéennos	not used	discretéenles, discretéense
	accusative	discretéenme	not used	discretéenlo, discretéenla	discretéennos	not used	discretéenlos, discretéenlas, discretéense

Further reading

• “discretear”, 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