requebrar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.keˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [he.keˈbɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.keˈbɾa(ɾ)/ [he.keˈbɾa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.keˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [χe.keˈbɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.keˈbɾa(ɻ)/ [he.keˈbɾa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.kɨˈbɾaɾ/ [ʁɨ.kɨˈβɾaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.kɨˈbɾa.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.kɨˈβɾa.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: re‧que‧brar
Verb
requebrar (first-person singular present requebro, first-person singular preterite requebrei, past participle requebrado)
- to sway or waddle one's body with fluid movements
- Synonyms: gingar, saracotear, menear
Conjugation
Conjugation of requebrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekeˈbɾaɾ/ [re.keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧que‧brar
Verb
requebrar (first-person singular present requiebro, first-person singular preterite requebré, past participle requebrado)
- (transitive) to flatter, compliment
Conjugation
Conjugation of requebrar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of requebrar (e-ie 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 requebrar | dative | requebrarme | requebrarte | requebrarle, requebrarse | requebrarnos | requebraros | requebrarles, requebrarse |
| accusative | requebrarme | requebrarte | requebrarlo, requebrarla, requebrarse | requebrarnos | requebraros | requebrarlos, requebrarlas, requebrarse | |
| with gerund requebrando | dative | requebrándome | requebrándote | requebrándole, requebrándose | requebrándonos | requebrándoos | requebrándoles, requebrándose |
| accusative | requebrándome | requebrándote | requebrándolo, requebrándola, requebrándose | requebrándonos | requebrándoos | requebrándolos, requebrándolas, requebrándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative requiebra | dative | requiébrame | requiébrate | requiébrale | requiébranos | not used | requiébrales |
| accusative | requiébrame | requiébrate | requiébralo, requiébrala | requiébranos | not used | requiébralos, requiébralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative requebrá | dative | requebrame | requebrate | requebrale | requebranos | not used | requebrales |
| accusative | requebrame | requebrate | requebralo, requebrala | requebranos | not used | requebralos, requebralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative requiebre | dative | requiébreme | not used | requiébrele, requiébrese | requiébrenos | not used | requiébreles |
| accusative | requiébreme | not used | requiébrelo, requiébrela, requiébrese | requiébrenos | not used | requiébrelos, requiébrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative requebremos | dative | not used | requebrémoste | requebrémosle | requebrémonos | requebrémoos | requebrémosles |
| accusative | not used | requebrémoste | requebrémoslo, requebrémosla | requebrémonos | requebrémoos | requebrémoslos, requebrémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative requebrad | dative | requebradme | not used | requebradle | requebradnos | requebraos | requebradles |
| accusative | requebradme | not used | requebradlo, requebradla | requebradnos | requebraos | requebradlos, requebradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative requiebren | dative | requiébrenme | not used | requiébrenle | requiébrennos | not used | requiébrenles, requiébrense |
| accusative | requiébrenme | not used | requiébrenlo, requiébrenla | requiébrennos | not used | requiébrenlos, requiébrenlas, requiébrense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “requebrar”, 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