desfalcar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [des.faʊ̯ˈka(h)], /d͡ʒis.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.faʊ̯ˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [des.faʊ̯ˈka(h)], /d͡ʒis.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.faʊ̯ˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.fawˈka(ɾ)/ [des.faʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)], /d͡ʒis.fawˈka(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒis.faʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [deʃ.faʊ̯ˈka(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.fawˈka(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.faʊ̯ˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.fawˈka(ɻ)/ [des.faʊ̯ˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.falˈkaɾ/ [dɨʃ.faɫˈkaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.falˈkaɾ/ [dɨʃ.faɫˈkaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.falˈka.ɾi/ [dɨʃ.faɫˈka.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: des‧fal‧car

Verb

desfalcar (first-person singular present desfalco, first-person singular preterite desfalquei, past participle desfalcado)

1. to take away, to remove part of a larger amount

   Synonyms: tirar, remover, subtrair

2. to decrease, reduce, diminish

   Synonyms: diminuir, reduzir

3. (figurative) to defraud, to harm

   Synonyms: defraudar, prejudicar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desfalcar (c-qu alternation) (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	desfalcar
Personal	desfalcar	desfalcares	desfalcar	desfalcarmos	desfalcardes	desfalcarem
Gerund
	desfalcando
Past participle
Masculine	desfalcado			desfalcados
Feminine	desfalcada			desfalcadas
Indicative
Present	desfalco	desfalcas	desfalca	desfalcamos	desfalcais	desfalcam
Imperfect	desfalcava	desfalcavas	desfalcava	desfalcávamos	desfalcáveis	desfalcavam
Preterite	desfalquei	desfalcaste	desfalcou	desfalcamos1, desfalcámos2	desfalcastes	desfalcaram
Pluperfect	desfalcara	desfalcaras	desfalcara	desfalcáramos	desfalcáreis	desfalcaram
Future	desfalcarei	desfalcarás	desfalcará	desfalcaremos	desfalcareis	desfalcarão
Conditional	desfalcaria	desfalcarias	desfalcaria	desfalcaríamos	desfalcaríeis	desfalcariam
Subjunctive
Present	desfalque	desfalques	desfalque	desfalquemos	desfalqueis	desfalquem
Imperfect	desfalcasse	desfalcasses	desfalcasse	desfalcássemos	desfalcásseis	desfalcassem
Future	desfalcar	desfalcares	desfalcar	desfalcarmos	desfalcardes	desfalcarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desfalca	desfalque	desfalquemos	desfalcai	desfalquem
Negative (não)		não desfalques	não desfalque	não desfalquemos	não desfalqueis	não desfalquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desfalˈkaɾ/ [d̪es.falˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧fal‧car

Verb

desfalcar (first-person singular present desfalco, first-person singular preterite desfalqué, past participle desfalcado)

1. to embezzle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desfalcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desfalcar
gerund			desfalcando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desfalcado		desfalcada
		plural		desfalcados		desfalcadas
		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	desfalco	desfalcastú desfalcásvos	desfalca	desfalcamos	desfalcáis	desfalcan
	imperfect	desfalcaba	desfalcabas	desfalcaba	desfalcábamos	desfalcabais	desfalcaban
	preterite	desfalqué	desfalcaste	desfalcó	desfalcamos	desfalcasteis	desfalcaron
	future	desfalcaré	desfalcarás	desfalcará	desfalcaremos	desfalcaréis	desfalcarán
	conditional	desfalcaría	desfalcarías	desfalcaría	desfalcaríamos	desfalcaríais	desfalcarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desfalque	desfalquestú desfalquésvos2	desfalque	desfalquemos	desfalquéis	desfalquen
	imperfect (ra)	desfalcara	desfalcaras	desfalcara	desfalcáramos	desfalcarais	desfalcaran
	imperfect (se)	desfalcase	desfalcases	desfalcase	desfalcásemos	desfalcaseis	desfalcasen
	future1	desfalcare	desfalcares	desfalcare	desfalcáremos	desfalcareis	desfalcaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desfalcatú desfalcávos	desfalque	desfalquemos	desfalcad	desfalquen
	negative		no desfalques	no desfalque	no desfalquemos	no desfalquéis	no desfalquen

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

    Selected combined forms of desfalcar (c-qu 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 desfalcar	dative	desfalcarme	desfalcarte	desfalcarle, desfalcarse	desfalcarnos	desfalcaros	desfalcarles, desfalcarse
	accusative	desfalcarme	desfalcarte	desfalcarlo, desfalcarla, desfalcarse	desfalcarnos	desfalcaros	desfalcarlos, desfalcarlas, desfalcarse
with gerund desfalcando	dative	desfalcándome	desfalcándote	desfalcándole, desfalcándose	desfalcándonos	desfalcándoos	desfalcándoles, desfalcándose
	accusative	desfalcándome	desfalcándote	desfalcándolo, desfalcándola, desfalcándose	desfalcándonos	desfalcándoos	desfalcándolos, desfalcándolas, desfalcándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desfalca	dative	desfálcame	desfálcate	desfálcale	desfálcanos	not used	desfálcales
	accusative	desfálcame	desfálcate	desfálcalo, desfálcala	desfálcanos	not used	desfálcalos, desfálcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desfalcá	dative	desfalcame	desfalcate	desfalcale	desfalcanos	not used	desfalcales
	accusative	desfalcame	desfalcate	desfalcalo, desfalcala	desfalcanos	not used	desfalcalos, desfalcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desfalque	dative	desfálqueme	not used	desfálquele, desfálquese	desfálquenos	not used	desfálqueles
	accusative	desfálqueme	not used	desfálquelo, desfálquela, desfálquese	desfálquenos	not used	desfálquelos, desfálquelas
with first-person plural imperative desfalquemos	dative	not used	desfalquémoste	desfalquémosle	desfalquémonos	desfalquémoos	desfalquémosles
	accusative	not used	desfalquémoste	desfalquémoslo, desfalquémosla	desfalquémonos	desfalquémoos	desfalquémoslos, desfalquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desfalcad	dative	desfalcadme	not used	desfalcadle	desfalcadnos	desfalcaos	desfalcadles
	accusative	desfalcadme	not used	desfalcadlo, desfalcadla	desfalcadnos	desfalcaos	desfalcadlos, desfalcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desfalquen	dative	desfálquenme	not used	desfálquenle	desfálquennos	not used	desfálquenles, desfálquense
	accusative	desfálquenme	not used	desfálquenlo, desfálquenla	desfálquennos	not used	desfálquenlos, desfálquenlas, desfálquense

Related terms

• desfalcador
• desfalco

 

Further reading

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