embalar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From em- +‎ Late Latin ballāre (“to play, dance”). Compare Spanish bailar.

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present indicative embalo, past participle embalado)

  1. (transitive) to rock (move gently back and forth)
  2. (transitive) to lull (to soothe a baby into sleep)
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to accelerate (to cause to move faster)
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Etymology 2

From French emballer.

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present indicative embalo, past participle embalado)

  1. (transitive) to wrap (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc.)
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Spanish

Verb

embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalé, past participle embalado)

  1. to pack
  2. (reflexive) to speed up, pick up speed

Conjugation

        Conjugation of embalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive embalar
    gerund embalando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular embalado embalada
    plural embalados embaladas
    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 embalo embalastú
    embalásvos    		 embala embalamos embaláis embalan
    imperfect embalaba embalabas embalaba embalábamos embalabais embalaban
    preterite embalé embalaste embaló embalamos embalasteis embalaron
    future embalaré embalarás embalará embalaremos embalaréis embalarán
    conditional embalaría embalarías embalaría embalaríamos embalaríais embalarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present embale embalestú
    embalésvos2    		 embale embalemos embaléis embalen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 embalara embalaras embalara embaláramos embalarais embalaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 embalase embalases embalase embalásemos embalaseis embalasen
    future1 embalare embalares embalare embaláremos embalareis embalaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative embalatú
    embalávos    		 embale embalemos embalad embalen
    negative no embales no embale no embalemos no embaléis no embalen
    • 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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