burlar

Portuguese

Etymology

From burla +‎ -ar.

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present indicative burlo, past participle burlado)

(transitive) to cheat; to swindle
(transitive) to circumvent (to avoid having to follow a rule)
(transitive with de) to mock, to ridicule

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb burlar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	burlar
Personal	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Gerund
	burlando
Past participle
Masculine	burlado			burlados
Feminine	burlada			burladas
Indicative
Present	burlo	burlas	burla	burlamos	burlais	burlam
Imperfect	burlava	burlavas	burlava	burlávamos	burláveis	burlavam
Preterite	burlei	burlaste	burlou	burlamos burlámos	burlastes	burlaram
Pluperfect	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burláramos	burláreis	burlaram
Future	burlarei	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlareis	burlarão
Conditional
	burlaria	burlarias	burlaria	burlaríamos	burlaríeis	burlariam
Subjunctive
Present	burle	burles	burle	burlemos	burleis	burlem
Imperfect	burlasse	burlasses	burlasse	burlássemos	burlásseis	burlassem
Future	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	burla	burle	burlemos	burlai	burlem
Negative (não)	-	burles	burle	burlemos	burleis	burlem

Synonyms

(to mock): troçar, zombar

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun burla (“taunt”), from Latin burrae (“nonsense”), plural of burra (“type of small cow; shaggy garment”).

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlé, past participle burlado)

(reflexive) to mock
(transitive) to trick, to outwit, to deceive
- 1998, “Clandestino”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:
  Correr es mi destino / para burlar la ley / Perdido en el corazón / De la grande Babylon
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

Conjugation of burlar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			burlar
gerund			burlando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burlado		burlada
		plural		burlados		burladas
		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	burlo	burlas^tú burlás^{^vos}	burla	burlamos	burláis	burlan
	imperfect	burlaba	burlabas	burlaba	burlábamos	burlabais	burlaban
	preterite	burlé	burlaste	burló	burlamos	burlasteis	burlaron
	future	burlaré	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlaréis	burlarán
	conditional	burlaría	burlarías	burlaría	burlaríamos	burlaríais	burlarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burle	burles^{^tú} burlés^{^vos²}	burle	burlemos	burléis	burlen
	imperfect (ra)	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burláramos	burlarais	burlaran
	imperfect (se)	burlase	burlases	burlase	burlásemos	burlaseis	burlasen
	future¹	burlare	burlares	burlare	burláremos	burlareis	burlaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		burla^{^tú} burlá^{^vos}	burle	burlemos	burlad	burlen
	negative		no burles	no burle	no burlemos	no burléis	no burlen

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

Selected combined forms of burlar^{edit data}

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 burlar
	dative	burlarme	burlarte	burlarle, burlarse	burlarnos	burlaros	burlarles, burlarse
	accusative	burlarme	burlarte	burlarlo, burlarla, burlarse	burlarnos	burlaros	burlarlos, burlarlas, burlarse

with gerund burlando
	dative	burlándome	burlándote	burlándole, burlándose	burlándonos	burlándoos	burlándoles, burlándose
	accusative	burlándome	burlándote	burlándolo, burlándola, burlándose	burlándonos	burlándoos	burlándolos, burlándolas, burlándose

with informal second-person singular imperative burla
	dative	búrlame	búrlate	búrlale	búrlanos	not used	búrlales
	accusative	búrlame	búrlate	búrlalo, búrlala	búrlanos	not used	búrlalos, búrlalas

with formal second-person singular imperative burle
	dative	búrleme	not used	búrlele, búrlese	búrlenos	not used	búrleles
	accusative	búrleme	not used	búrlelo, búrlela, búrlese	búrlenos	not used	búrlelos, búrlelas

with first-person plural imperative burlemos
	dative	not used	burlémoste	burlémosle	burlémonos	burlémoos	burlémosles
	accusative	not used	burlémoste	burlémoslo, burlémosla	burlémonos	burlémoos	burlémoslos, burlémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative burlad
	dative	burladme	not used	burladle	burladnos	burlaos	burladles
	accusative	burladme	not used	burladlo, burladla	burladnos	burlaos	burladlos, burladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative burlen
	dative	búrlenme	not used	búrlenle	búrlennos	not used	búrlenles, búrlense
	accusative	búrlenme	not used	búrlenlo, búrlenla	búrlennos	not used	búrlenlos, búrlenlas, búrlense

Conjugation of burlarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			burlarse
gerund			burlándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burlado		burlada
		plural		burlados		burladas
		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	me burlo	te burlas^tú se burlás^{^vos}	se burla	nos burlamos	os burláis	se burlan
	imperfect	me burlaba	te burlabas	se burlaba	nos burlábamos	os burlabais	se burlaban
	preterite	me burlé	te burlaste	se burló	nos burlamos	os burlasteis	se burlaron
	future	me burlaré	te burlarás	se burlará	nos burlaremos	os burlaréis	se burlarán
	conditional	me burlaría	te burlarías	se burlaría	nos burlaríamos	os burlaríais	se burlarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me burle	te burles^{^tú} se burlés^{^vos²}	se burle	nos burlemos	os burléis	se burlen
	imperfect (ra)	me burlara	te burlaras	se burlara	nos burláramos	os burlarais	se burlaran
	imperfect (se)	me burlase	te burlases	se burlase	nos burlásemos	os burlaseis	se burlasen
	future¹	me burlare	te burlares	se burlare	nos burláremos	os burlareis	se burlaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		búrlate	búrlese	burlémonos	burlaos	búrlense
	negative		no te burles	no se burle	no nos burlemos	no os burléis	no se burlen

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

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