delatar

Catalan

Etymology

From delat.

Pronunciation

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delatí, past participle delatat)

  1. to betray, give away
    Synonym: xivar
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 1, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Però m'hi vaig fixar i una ganyota delatava el nerviosisme interior: obria i tancava els llavis com un ratpenat.
      But I started paying attention, and a grimace gave away his interior nervousness: he opened and closed his lips like a bat.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (first conjugation)
infinitive delatar
gerund delatant
past participle masculine feminine
singular delatat delatada
plural delatats delatades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present delato delates delata delatem delateu delaten
imperfect delatava delataves delatava delatàvem delatàveu delataven
future delataré delataràs delatarà delatarem delatareu delataran
preterite delatí delatares delatà delatàrem delatàreu delataren
conditional delataria delataries delataria delataríem delataríeu delatarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present delati delatis delati delatem delateu delatin
imperfect delatés delatessis delatés delatéssim delatéssiu delatessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — delata delati delatem delateu delatin
negative (no) — no delatis no delati no delatem no delateu no delatin

Further reading

  • “delatar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlātus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈta(ʁ)/ [de.laˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.laˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.laˈta(ʁ)/ [de.laˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.lɐˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.lɐˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: de‧la‧tar

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delatei, past participle delatado)

  1. (transitive) to grass; to snitch (to inform on)
    Synonyms: denunciar, dedurar, alcaguetar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (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 delatar
Personal delatar delatares delatar delatarmos delatardes delatarem
Gerund
delatando
Past participle
Masculine delatado delatados
Feminine delatada delatadas
Indicative
Present delato delatas delata delatamos delatais delatam
Imperfect delatava delatavas delatava delatávamos delatáveis delatavam
Preterite delatei delataste delatou delatamos1, delatámos2 delatastes delataram
Pluperfect delatara delataras delatara delatáramos delatáreis delataram
Future delatarei delatarás delatará delataremos delatareis delatarão
Conditional delataria delatarias delataria delataríamos delataríeis delatariam
Subjunctive
Present delate delates delate delatemos delateis delatem
Imperfect delatasse delatasses delatasse delatássemos delatásseis delatassem
Future delatar delatares delatar delatarmos delatardes delatarem
Imperative
Affirmative delata delate delatemos delatai delatem
Negative (não) não delates não delate não delatemos não delateis não delatem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin delātus. Cognate with Scottish dialectal English delate. Also, compare English defer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /delaˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.laˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧la‧tar

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delaté, past participle delatado)

  1. to inform on, squeal, to rat out
    Synonym: chivar
  2. give away, betray, belie, reveal
    Synonym: traicionar
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 42:
      Hay varios medios para hacerlos caer, cuando pasan entonando su fatídico tué, tué, tué, que es la única señal que delatar su presencia', pues son invisibles para todos los que no son Brujos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1978, “¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?”, performed by Burning:
      Los años te delatan, nena, / estás fuera de sitio
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive delatar
gerund delatando
past participle masculine feminine
singular delatado delatada
plural delatados delatadas
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 delato delatastú
delatásvos 		delata delatamos delatáis delatan
imperfect delataba delatabas delataba delatábamos delatabais delataban
preterite delaté delataste delató delatamos delatasteis delataron
future delataré delatarás delatará delataremos delataréis delatarán
conditional delataría delatarías delataría delataríamos delataríais delatarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present delate delatestú
delatésvos2 		delate delatemos delatéis delaten
imperfect
(ra) 		delatara delataras delatara delatáramos delatarais delataran
imperfect
(se) 		delatase delatases delatase delatásemos delataseis delatasen
future1 delatare delatares delatare delatáremos delatareis delataren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative delatatú
delatávos 		delate delatemos delatad delaten
negative no delates no delate no delatemos no delatéis no delaten

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

    Selected combined forms of delatar

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 delatar dative delatarme delatarte delatarle, delatarse delatarnos delataros delatarles, delatarse
accusative delatarme delatarte delatarlo, delatarla, delatarse delatarnos delataros delatarlos, delatarlas, delatarse
with gerund delatando dative delatándome delatándote delatándole, delatándose delatándonos delatándoos delatándoles, delatándose
accusative delatándome delatándote delatándolo, delatándola, delatándose delatándonos delatándoos delatándolos, delatándolas, delatándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative delata dative delátame delátate delátale delátanos not used delátales
accusative delátame delátate delátalo, delátala delátanos not used delátalos, delátalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative delatá dative delatame delatate delatale delatanos not used delatales
accusative delatame delatate delatalo, delatala delatanos not used delatalos, delatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative delate dative deláteme not used delátele, delátese delátenos not used deláteles
accusative deláteme not used delátelo, delátela, delátese delátenos not used delátelos, delátelas
with first-person plural imperative delatemos dative not used delatémoste delatémosle delatémonos delatémoos delatémosles
accusative not used delatémoste delatémoslo, delatémosla delatémonos delatémoos delatémoslos, delatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative delatad dative delatadme not used delatadle delatadnos delataos delatadles
accusative delatadme not used delatadlo, delatadla delatadnos delataos delatadlos, delatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative delaten dative delátenme not used delátenle delátennos not used delátenles, delátense
accusative delátenme not used delátenlo, delátenla delátennos not used delátenlos, delátenlas, delátense

Further reading

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