baldear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.deˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.deˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.deˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.deˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /baw.deˈa(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.deˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baw.deˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.deˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.deˈa(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.deˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈdjaɾ/ [baɫˈdjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈdjaɾ/ [baɫˈdjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈdja.ɾi/ [baɫˈdja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: bal‧de‧ar

Verb

baldear (first-person singular present baldeio, first-person singular preterite baldeei, past participle baldeado)

1. to pour liquids from a container to another

   Synonyms: transvasar, trasfegar, estrufegar

2. (intransitive) change (to transfer people or cargo to another vehicle)

   Synonym: transferir

3. to wet, to water

   Synonyms: molhar, aguar

4. to wash a ship's deck
5. to shake

   Synonyms: balançar, sacudir, balouçar

6. (North Brazil) to vomit
7. to degrade morally

   Synonym: degenerar

8. to fall

   Synonym: cair

9. to lose one's job

Conjugation

    Conjugation of baldear (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	baldear
Personal	baldear	baldeares	baldear	baldearmos	baldeardes	baldearem
Gerund
	baldeando
Past participle
Masculine	baldeado			baldeados
Feminine	baldeada			baldeadas
Indicative
Present	baldeio	baldeias	baldeia	baldeamos	baldeais	baldeiam
Imperfect	baldeava	baldeavas	baldeava	baldeávamos	baldeáveis	baldeavam
Preterite	baldeei	baldeaste	baldeou	baldeamos1, baldeámos2	baldeastes	baldearam
Pluperfect	baldeara	baldearas	baldeara	baldeáramos	baldeáreis	baldearam
Future	baldearei	baldearás	baldeará	baldearemos	baldeareis	baldearão
Conditional	baldearia	baldearias	baldearia	baldearíamos	baldearíeis	baldeariam
Subjunctive
Present	baldeie	baldeies	baldeie	baldeemos	baldeeis	baldeiem
Imperfect	baldeasse	baldeasses	baldeasse	baldeássemos	baldeásseis	baldeassem
Future	baldear	baldeares	baldear	baldearmos	baldeardes	baldearem
Imperative
Affirmative		baldeia	baldeie	baldeemos	baldeai	baldeiem
Negative (não)		não baldeies	não baldeie	não baldeemos	não baldeeis	não baldeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• balde
• baldeação

Spanish

Etymology

From balde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baldeˈaɾ/ [bal̪.d̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bal‧de‧ar

Verb

baldear (first-person singular present baldeo, first-person singular preterite baldeé, past participle baldeado)

1. to hose down, wash
2. (nautical) to bail out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of baldear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			baldear
gerund			baldeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		baldeado		baldeada
		plural		baldeados		baldeadas
		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	baldeo	baldeastú baldeásvos	baldea	baldeamos	baldeáis	baldean
	imperfect	baldeaba	baldeabas	baldeaba	baldeábamos	baldeabais	baldeaban
	preterite	baldeé	baldeaste	baldeó	baldeamos	baldeasteis	baldearon
	future	baldearé	baldearás	baldeará	baldearemos	baldearéis	baldearán
	conditional	baldearía	baldearías	baldearía	baldearíamos	baldearíais	baldearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	baldee	baldeestú baldeésvos2	baldee	baldeemos	baldeéis	baldeen
	imperfect (ra)	baldeara	baldearas	baldeara	baldeáramos	baldearais	baldearan
	imperfect (se)	baldease	baldeases	baldease	baldeásemos	baldeaseis	baldeasen
	future1	baldeare	baldeares	baldeare	baldeáremos	baldeareis	baldearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		baldeatú baldeávos	baldee	baldeemos	baldead	baldeen
	negative		no baldees	no baldee	no baldeemos	no baldeéis	no baldeen

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

Further reading

• “baldear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014