deslizar

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown; possibly of Germanic origin, from Frankish *slīdan; compare English slide. Cognate with Galician and Spanish deslizar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.liˈza(ʁ)/ [dez.liˈza(h)], /d͡ʒiz.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.liˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /dez.liˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.liˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.liˈza(ʁ)/ [deʒ.liˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.liˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.liˈza(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.liˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.liˈza.ɾi/

Hyphenation: des‧li‧zar

Verb

deslizar (first-person singular present deslizo, first-person singular preterite deslizei, past participle deslizado)

to slip; to slide
(computing) to swipe (to interact with a touch screen)

Conjugation

Conjugation of deslizar (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	deslizar
Personal	deslizar	deslizares	deslizar	deslizarmos	deslizardes	deslizarem
Gerund
	deslizando
Past participle
Masculine	deslizado			deslizados
Feminine	deslizada			deslizadas
Indicative
Present	deslizo	deslizas	desliza	deslizamos	deslizais	deslizam
Imperfect	deslizava	deslizavas	deslizava	deslizávamos	deslizáveis	deslizavam
Preterite	deslizei	deslizaste	deslizou	deslizamos¹, deslizámos²	deslizastes	deslizaram
Pluperfect	deslizara	deslizaras	deslizara	deslizáramos	deslizáreis	deslizaram
Future	deslizarei	deslizarás	deslizará	deslizaremos	deslizareis	deslizarão
Conditional	deslizaria	deslizarias	deslizaria	deslizaríamos	deslizaríeis	deslizariam
Subjunctive
Present	deslize	deslizes	deslize	deslizemos	deslizeis	deslizem
Imperfect	deslizasse	deslizasses	deslizasse	deslizássemos	deslizásseis	deslizassem
Future	deslizar	deslizares	deslizar	deslizarmos	deslizardes	deslizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desliza	deslize	deslizemos	deslizai	deslizem
Negative (não)		não deslizes	não deslize	não deslizemos	não deslizeis	não deslizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic base *liz-.^[1] Or, possibly influenced by or of Germanic origin, from Frankish *slīdan; compare English slide. Cognate with Portuguese deslizar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desliˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /desliˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧li‧zar

Verb

deslizar (first-person singular present deslizo, first-person singular preterite deslicé, past participle deslizado)

to slide
Synonyms: patinar, resbalar
to slip (to give discreetly)
Deslízale el dinero al guarda. Me lo dará.
Slip the money to guard. He'll give it to me.
to swipe (e.g. on a screen or with a card)
(reflexive) to glide
(reflexive) to slip, to slither (to move stealthily or discreetly, to move with ease)

Conjugation

Conjugation of deslizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			deslizar
gerund			deslizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deslizado		deslizada
		plural		deslizados		deslizadas
		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	deslizo	deslizas^{^tú} deslizás^{^vos}	desliza	deslizamos	deslizáis	deslizan
	imperfect	deslizaba	deslizabas	deslizaba	deslizábamos	deslizabais	deslizaban
	preterite	deslicé	deslizaste	deslizó	deslizamos	deslizasteis	deslizaron
	future	deslizaré	deslizarás	deslizará	deslizaremos	deslizaréis	deslizarán
	conditional	deslizaría	deslizarías	deslizaría	deslizaríamos	deslizaríais	deslizarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	deslice	deslices^{^tú} deslicés^{^vos²}	deslice	deslicemos	deslicéis	deslicen
	imperfect (ra)	deslizara	deslizaras	deslizara	deslizáramos	deslizarais	deslizaran
	imperfect (se)	deslizase	deslizases	deslizase	deslizásemos	deslizaseis	deslizasen
	future¹	deslizare	deslizares	deslizare	deslizáremos	deslizareis	deslizaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desliza^{^tú} deslizá^{^vos}	deslice	deslicemos	deslizad	deslicen
	negative		no deslices	no deslice	no deslicemos	no deslicéis	no deslicen

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

Selected combined forms of deslizar (c-z alternation)

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 deslizar	dative	deslizarme	deslizarte	deslizarle, deslizarse	deslizarnos	deslizaros	deslizarles, deslizarse
with infinitive deslizar	accusative	deslizarme	deslizarte	deslizarlo, deslizarla, deslizarse	deslizarnos	deslizaros	deslizarlos, deslizarlas, deslizarse

with gerund deslizando	dative	deslizándome	deslizándote	deslizándole, deslizándose	deslizándonos	deslizándoos	deslizándoles, deslizándose
with gerund deslizando	accusative	deslizándome	deslizándote	deslizándolo, deslizándola, deslizándose	deslizándonos	deslizándoos	deslizándolos, deslizándolas, deslizándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative desliza	dative	deslízame	deslízate	deslízale	deslízanos	not used	deslízales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desliza	accusative	deslízame	deslízate	deslízalo, deslízala	deslízanos	not used	deslízalos, deslízalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative deslizá	dative	deslizame	deslizate	deslizale	deslizanos	not used	deslizales
	accusative	deslizame	deslizate	deslizalo, deslizala	deslizanos	not used	deslizalos, deslizalas

with formal second-person singular imperative deslice	dative	deslíceme	not used	deslícele, deslícese	deslícenos	not used	deslíceles
with formal second-person singular imperative deslice	accusative	deslíceme	not used	deslícelo, deslícela, deslícese	deslícenos	not used	deslícelos, deslícelas

with first-person plural imperative deslicemos	dative	not used	deslicémoste	deslicémosle	deslicémonos	deslicémoos	deslicémosles
with first-person plural imperative deslicemos	accusative	not used	deslicémoste	deslicémoslo, deslicémosla	deslicémonos	deslicémoos	deslicémoslos, deslicémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative deslizad	dative	deslizadme	not used	deslizadle	deslizadnos	deslizaos	deslizadles
with informal second-person plural imperative deslizad	accusative	deslizadme	not used	deslizadlo, deslizadla	deslizadnos	deslizaos	deslizadlos, deslizadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative deslicen	dative	deslícenme	not used	deslícenle	deslícennos	not used	deslícenles, deslícense
with formal second-person plural imperative deslicen	accusative	deslícenme	not used	deslícenlo, deslícenla	deslícennos	not used	deslícenlos, deslícenlas, deslícense

Derived terms

References

^ “deslizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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