embaucar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embaucar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ɾ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ɾ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bawˈka(ɻ)/ [ẽ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bawˈka(ɻ)/ [ĩ.baʊ̯ˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bawˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bawˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bawˈka.ɾi/

Verb

embaucar (first-person singular present embaúco, first-person singular preterite embauquei, past participle embaucado)

1. (transitive) to trick, to deceive
2. (transitive) to lure, to entice with guile

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embaucar (u becomes ú when stressed; 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	embaucar
Personal	embaucar	embaucares	embaucar	embaucarmos	embaucardes	embaucarem
Gerund
	embaucando
Past participle
Masculine	embaucado			embaucados
Feminine	embaucada			embaucadas
Indicative
Present	embaúco	embaúcas	embaúca	embaucamos	embaucais	embaúcam
Imperfect	embaucava	embaucavas	embaucava	embaucávamos	embaucáveis	embaucavam
Preterite	embauquei	embaucaste	embaucou	embaucamos1, embaucámos2	embaucastes	embaucaram
Pluperfect	embaucara	embaucaras	embaucara	embaucáramos	embaucáreis	embaucaram
Future	embaucarei	embaucarás	embaucará	embaucaremos	embaucareis	embaucarão
Conditional	embaucaria	embaucarias	embaucaria	embaucaríamos	embaucaríeis	embaucariam
Subjunctive
Present	embaúque	embaúques	embaúque	embauquemos	embauqueis	embaúquem
Imperfect	embaucasse	embaucasses	embaucasse	embaucássemos	embaucásseis	embaucassem
Future	embaucar	embaucares	embaucar	embaucarmos	embaucardes	embaucarem
Imperative
Affirmative		embaúca	embaúque	embauquemos	embaucai	embaúquem
Negative (não)		não embaúques	não embaúque	não embauquemos	não embauqueis	não embaúquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embauˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.bau̯ˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧bau‧car

Verb

embaucar (first-person singular present embauco, first-person singular preterite embauqué, past participle embaucado)

1. to hoodwink, pull a fast one
2. to trick

   Synonyms: engañar, timar, embustir

Conjugation

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

infinitive			embaucar
gerund			embaucando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embaucado		embaucada
		plural		embaucados		embaucadas
		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	embauco	embaucastú embaucásvos	embauca	embaucamos	embaucáis	embaucan
	imperfect	embaucaba	embaucabas	embaucaba	embaucábamos	embaucabais	embaucaban
	preterite	embauqué	embaucaste	embaucó	embaucamos	embaucasteis	embaucaron
	future	embaucaré	embaucarás	embaucará	embaucaremos	embaucaréis	embaucarán
	conditional	embaucaría	embaucarías	embaucaría	embaucaríamos	embaucaríais	embaucarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embauque	embauquestú embauquésvos2	embauque	embauquemos	embauquéis	embauquen
	imperfect (ra)	embaucara	embaucaras	embaucara	embaucáramos	embaucarais	embaucaran
	imperfect (se)	embaucase	embaucases	embaucase	embaucásemos	embaucaseis	embaucasen
	future1	embaucare	embaucares	embaucare	embaucáremos	embaucareis	embaucaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embaucatú embaucávos	embauque	embauquemos	embaucad	embauquen
	negative		no embauques	no embauque	no embauquemos	no embauquéis	no embauquen

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

    Selected combined forms of embaucar (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 embaucar	dative	embaucarme	embaucarte	embaucarle, embaucarse	embaucarnos	embaucaros	embaucarles, embaucarse
	accusative	embaucarme	embaucarte	embaucarlo, embaucarla, embaucarse	embaucarnos	embaucaros	embaucarlos, embaucarlas, embaucarse
with gerund embaucando	dative	embaucándome	embaucándote	embaucándole, embaucándose	embaucándonos	embaucándoos	embaucándoles, embaucándose
	accusative	embaucándome	embaucándote	embaucándolo, embaucándola, embaucándose	embaucándonos	embaucándoos	embaucándolos, embaucándolas, embaucándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embauca	dative	embáucame	embáucate	embáucale	embáucanos	not used	embáucales
	accusative	embáucame	embáucate	embáucalo, embáucala	embáucanos	not used	embáucalos, embáucalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embaucá	dative	embaucame	embaucate	embaucale	embaucanos	not used	embaucales
	accusative	embaucame	embaucate	embaucalo, embaucala	embaucanos	not used	embaucalos, embaucalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embauque	dative	embáuqueme	not used	embáuquele, embáuquese	embáuquenos	not used	embáuqueles
	accusative	embáuqueme	not used	embáuquelo, embáuquela, embáuquese	embáuquenos	not used	embáuquelos, embáuquelas
with first-person plural imperative embauquemos	dative	not used	embauquémoste	embauquémosle	embauquémonos	embauquémoos	embauquémosles
	accusative	not used	embauquémoste	embauquémoslo, embauquémosla	embauquémonos	embauquémoos	embauquémoslos, embauquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embaucad	dative	embaucadme	not used	embaucadle	embaucadnos	embaucaos	embaucadles
	accusative	embaucadme	not used	embaucadlo, embaucadla	embaucadnos	embaucaos	embaucadlos, embaucadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embauquen	dative	embáuquenme	not used	embáuquenle	embáuquennos	not used	embáuquenles, embáuquense
	accusative	embáuquenme	not used	embáuquenlo, embáuquenla	embáuquennos	not used	embáuquenlos, embáuquenlas, embáuquense

Derived terms

• embaucador
• embaucamiento

 

Further reading

• “embaucar”, 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