desbaratar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ baratar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəz.bə.ɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [dez.ba.ɾaˈtaɾ]

Verb

desbaratar (first-person singular present desbarato, first-person singular preterite desbaratí, past participle desbaratat)

1. (transitive) to spoil, to ruin

   Synonym: desfer

2. (transitive) to wreck, destroy
3. (transitive) to rout

   Synonym: derrotar

4. (transitive) to disassemble

   Synonym: descompondre

5. (pronominal) (of a thing) to become faulty; (of a person) to become unbalanced

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desbaratar (first conjugation)

infinitive			desbaratar
gerund			desbaratant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desbaratat		desbaratada
		plural		desbaratats		desbaratades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desbarato	desbarates	desbarata	desbaratem	desbarateu	desbaraten
	imperfect	desbaratava	desbarataves	desbaratava	desbaratàvem	desbaratàveu	desbarataven
	future	desbarataré	desbarataràs	desbaratarà	desbaratarem	desbaratareu	desbarataran
	preterite	desbaratí	desbaratares	desbaratà	desbaratàrem	desbaratàreu	desbarataren
	conditional	desbarataria	desbarataries	desbarataria	desbarataríem	desbarataríeu	desbaratarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desbarati	desbaratis	desbarati	desbaratem	desbarateu	desbaratin
	imperfect	desbaratés	desbaratessis	desbaratés	desbaratéssim	desbaratéssiu	desbaratessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	desbarata	desbarati	desbaratem	desbarateu	desbaratin
	negative (no)	—	no desbaratis	no desbarati	no desbaratem	no desbarateu	no desbaratin

Derived terms

• desbarat
• desbaratador
• desbaratament
• desbaratat

 

Further reading

• “desbaratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ baratar. Compare Sicilian sbarattari.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.ba.ɾaˈta(ʁ)/ [dez.ba.ɾaˈta(h)], /d͡ʒiz.ba.ɾaˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ba.ɾaˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐˈtaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βɐ.ɾɐˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐˈtaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βɐ.ɾɐˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐˈta.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.βɐ.ɾɐˈta.ɾi]

Verb

desbaratar (first-person singular present desbarato, first-person singular preterite desbaratei, past participle desbaratado)

1. (transitive) to squander, to dissipate
2. (transitive) to disperse
3. (transitive) defeat
4. (transitive) to destroy
5. (transitive) to mess up, to disorder
6. (transitive) to sell cheaply
7. (reflexive) to become ruined
8. (reflexive) to disperse
9. (reflexive) to get disordered, to get messed up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desbaratar (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	desbaratar
Personal	desbaratar	desbaratares	desbaratar	desbaratarmos	desbaratardes	desbaratarem
Gerund
	desbaratando
Past participle
Masculine	desbaratado			desbaratados
Feminine	desbaratada			desbaratadas
Indicative
Present	desbarato	desbaratas	desbarata	desbaratamos	desbaratais	desbaratam
Imperfect	desbaratava	desbaratavas	desbaratava	desbaratávamos	desbaratáveis	desbaratavam
Preterite	desbaratei	desbarataste	desbaratou	desbaratamos1, desbaratámos2	desbaratastes	desbarataram
Pluperfect	desbaratara	desbarataras	desbaratara	desbaratáramos	desbaratáreis	desbarataram
Future	desbaratarei	desbaratarás	desbaratará	desbarataremos	desbaratareis	desbaratarão
Conditional	desbarataria	desbaratarias	desbarataria	desbarataríamos	desbarataríeis	desbaratariam
Subjunctive
Present	desbarate	desbarates	desbarate	desbaratemos	desbarateis	desbaratem
Imperfect	desbaratasse	desbaratasses	desbaratasse	desbaratássemos	desbaratásseis	desbaratassem
Future	desbaratar	desbaratares	desbaratar	desbaratarmos	desbaratardes	desbaratarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desbarata	desbarate	desbaratemos	desbaratai	desbaratem
Negative (não)		não desbarates	não desbarate	não desbaratemos	não desbarateis	não desbaratem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

    Conjugation of desbaratar-se (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	desbaratar-se
Personal	desbaratar-me	desbaratares-te	desbaratar-se	desbaratarmo-nos	desbaratardes-vos	desbaratarem-se
Gerund
	desbaratando-se
Past participle
Masculine	desbaratado			desbaratados
Feminine	desbaratada			desbaratadas
Indicative
Present	desbarato-me	desbaratas-te	desbarata-se	desbaratamo-nos	desbaratais-vos	desbaratam-se
Imperfect	desbaratava-me	desbaratavas-te	desbaratava-se	desbaratávamo-nos	desbaratáveis-vos	desbaratavam-se
Preterite	desbaratei-me	desbarataste-te	desbaratou-se	desbaratamo-nos1, desbaratámo-nos2	desbaratastes-vos	desbarataram-se
Pluperfect	desbaratara-me	desbarataras-te	desbaratara-se	desbaratáramo-nos	desbaratáreis-vos	desbarataram-se
Future	desbaratar-me-ei	desbaratar-te-ás	desbaratar-se-á	desbaratar-nos-emos	desbaratar-vos-eis	desbaratar-se-ão
Conditional	desbaratar-me-ia	desbaratar-te-ias	desbaratar-se-ia	desbaratar-nos-íamos	desbaratar-vos-íeis	desbaratar-se-iam
Subjunctive
Present	me desbarate	te desbarates	se desbarate	nos desbaratemos	vos desbarateis	se desbaratem
Imperfect	me desbaratasse	te desbaratasses	se desbaratasse	nos desbaratássemos	vos desbaratásseis	se desbaratassem
Future	me desbaratar	te desbaratares	se desbaratar	nos desbaratarmos	vos desbaratardes	se desbaratarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desbarata-te	desbarate-se	desbaratemo-nos	desbaratai-vos	desbaratem-se
Negative (não)		não te desbarates	não se desbarate	não nos desbaratemos	não vos desbarateis	não se desbaratem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “desbaratar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “desbaratar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ baratar (“to barter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desbaɾaˈtaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞a.ɾaˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧ba‧ra‧tar

Verb

desbaratar (first-person singular present desbarato, first-person singular preterite desbaraté, past participle desbaratado)

1. to ruin, destroy
2. to spoil
3. to rout

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desbaratar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desbaratar
gerund			desbaratando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desbaratado		desbaratada
		plural		desbaratados		desbaratadas
		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	desbarato	desbaratastú desbaratásvos	desbarata	desbaratamos	desbaratáis	desbaratan
	imperfect	desbarataba	desbaratabas	desbarataba	desbaratábamos	desbaratabais	desbarataban
	preterite	desbaraté	desbarataste	desbarató	desbaratamos	desbaratasteis	desbarataron
	future	desbarataré	desbaratarás	desbaratará	desbarataremos	desbarataréis	desbaratarán
	conditional	desbarataría	desbaratarías	desbarataría	desbarataríamos	desbarataríais	desbaratarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desbarate	desbaratestú desbaratésvos2	desbarate	desbaratemos	desbaratéis	desbaraten
	imperfect (ra)	desbaratara	desbarataras	desbaratara	desbaratáramos	desbaratarais	desbarataran
	imperfect (se)	desbaratase	desbaratases	desbaratase	desbaratásemos	desbarataseis	desbaratasen
	future1	desbaratare	desbaratares	desbaratare	desbaratáremos	desbaratareis	desbarataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desbaratatú desbaratávos	desbarate	desbaratemos	desbaratad	desbaraten
	negative		no desbarates	no desbarate	no desbaratemos	no desbaratéis	no desbaraten

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

    Selected combined forms of desbaratar

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 desbaratar
	dative	desbaratarme	desbaratarte	desbaratarle, desbaratarse	desbaratarnos	desbarataros	desbaratarles, desbaratarse
	accusative	desbaratarme	desbaratarte	desbaratarlo, desbaratarla, desbaratarse	desbaratarnos	desbarataros	desbaratarlos, desbaratarlas, desbaratarse
with gerund desbaratando
	dative	desbaratándome	desbaratándote	desbaratándole, desbaratándose	desbaratándonos	desbaratándoos	desbaratándoles, desbaratándose
	accusative	desbaratándome	desbaratándote	desbaratándolo, desbaratándola, desbaratándose	desbaratándonos	desbaratándoos	desbaratándolos, desbaratándolas, desbaratándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desbarata
	dative	desbarátame	desbarátate	desbarátale	desbarátanos	not used	desbarátales
	accusative	desbarátame	desbarátate	desbarátalo, desbarátala	desbarátanos	not used	desbarátalos, desbarátalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desbaratá
	dative	desbaratame	desbaratate	desbaratale	desbaratanos	not used	desbaratales
	accusative	desbaratame	desbaratate	desbaratalo, desbaratala	desbaratanos	not used	desbaratalos, desbaratalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desbarate
	dative	desbaráteme	not used	desbarátele, desbarátese	desbarátenos	not used	desbaráteles
	accusative	desbaráteme	not used	desbarátelo, desbarátela, desbarátese	desbarátenos	not used	desbarátelos, desbarátelas
with first-person plural imperative desbaratemos
	dative	not used	desbaratémoste	desbaratémosle	desbaratémonos	desbaratémoos	desbaratémosles
	accusative	not used	desbaratémoste	desbaratémoslo, desbaratémosla	desbaratémonos	desbaratémoos	desbaratémoslos, desbaratémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desbaratad
	dative	desbaratadme	not used	desbaratadle	desbaratadnos	desbarataos	desbaratadles
	accusative	desbaratadme	not used	desbaratadlo, desbaratadla	desbaratadnos	desbarataos	desbaratadlos, desbaratadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desbaraten
	dative	desbarátenme	not used	desbarátenle	desbarátennos	not used	desbarátenles, desbarátense
	accusative	desbarátenme	not used	desbarátenlo, desbarátenla	desbarátennos	not used	desbarátenlos, desbarátenlas, desbarátense

Derived terms

• desbaratamiento

 

Further reading

• “desbaratar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28