emperifollar

Spanish

Etymology

From em- +‎ perifollo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /empeɾifoˈʝaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.ɾi.foˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /empeɾifoˈʝaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.ɾi.foˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /empeɾifoˈʎaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.ɾi.foˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /empeɾifoˈʃaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.ɾi.foˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /empeɾifoˈʒaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.ɾi.foˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧pe‧ri‧fo‧llar

Verb

emperifollar (first-person singular present emperifollo, first-person singular preterite emperifollé, past participle emperifollado)

1. (transitive) to doll up, sex up, glam up

   Synonyms: arreglar, acicalar, emperejilar

   • 2016 December, “Las mascotas también celebran”, in Frontera.info‎^[1]:

     Si planificas vestirlas, no esperes a último momento para obligarlas a lucir sus mejores galas; practica con tiempo para que la mascota se acostumbre a emperifollarse.

     If you plan to dress them [your pets] up, don't wait until the last moment to make them look their best; practise ahead of time so that your pet gets used to being glammed up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of emperifollar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			emperifollar
gerund			emperifollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		emperifollado		emperifollada
		plural		emperifollados		emperifolladas
		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	emperifollo	emperifollastú emperifollásvos	emperifolla	emperifollamos	emperifolláis	emperifollan
	imperfect	emperifollaba	emperifollabas	emperifollaba	emperifollábamos	emperifollabais	emperifollaban
	preterite	emperifollé	emperifollaste	emperifolló	emperifollamos	emperifollasteis	emperifollaron
	future	emperifollaré	emperifollarás	emperifollará	emperifollaremos	emperifollaréis	emperifollarán
	conditional	emperifollaría	emperifollarías	emperifollaría	emperifollaríamos	emperifollaríais	emperifollarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	emperifolle	emperifollestú emperifollésvos2	emperifolle	emperifollemos	emperifolléis	emperifollen
	imperfect (ra)	emperifollara	emperifollaras	emperifollara	emperifolláramos	emperifollarais	emperifollaran
	imperfect (se)	emperifollase	emperifollases	emperifollase	emperifollásemos	emperifollaseis	emperifollasen
	future1	emperifollare	emperifollares	emperifollare	emperifolláremos	emperifollareis	emperifollaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		emperifollatú emperifollávos	emperifolle	emperifollemos	emperifollad	emperifollen
	negative		no emperifolles	no emperifolle	no emperifollemos	no emperifolléis	no emperifollen

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

    Selected combined forms of emperifollar

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 emperifollar
	dative	emperifollarme	emperifollarte	emperifollarle, emperifollarse	emperifollarnos	emperifollaros	emperifollarles, emperifollarse
	accusative	emperifollarme	emperifollarte	emperifollarlo, emperifollarla, emperifollarse	emperifollarnos	emperifollaros	emperifollarlos, emperifollarlas, emperifollarse
with gerund emperifollando
	dative	emperifollándome	emperifollándote	emperifollándole, emperifollándose	emperifollándonos	emperifollándoos	emperifollándoles, emperifollándose
	accusative	emperifollándome	emperifollándote	emperifollándolo, emperifollándola, emperifollándose	emperifollándonos	emperifollándoos	emperifollándolos, emperifollándolas, emperifollándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative emperifolla
	dative	emperifóllame	emperifóllate	emperifóllale	emperifóllanos	not used	emperifóllales
	accusative	emperifóllame	emperifóllate	emperifóllalo, emperifóllala	emperifóllanos	not used	emperifóllalos, emperifóllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative emperifollá
	dative	emperifollame	emperifollate	emperifollale	emperifollanos	not used	emperifollales
	accusative	emperifollame	emperifollate	emperifollalo, emperifollala	emperifollanos	not used	emperifollalos, emperifollalas
with formal second-person singular imperative emperifolle
	dative	emperifólleme	not used	emperifóllele, emperifóllese	emperifóllenos	not used	emperifólleles
	accusative	emperifólleme	not used	emperifóllelo, emperifóllela, emperifóllese	emperifóllenos	not used	emperifóllelos, emperifóllelas
with first-person plural imperative emperifollemos
	dative	not used	emperifollémoste	emperifollémosle	emperifollémonos	emperifollémoos	emperifollémosles
	accusative	not used	emperifollémoste	emperifollémoslo, emperifollémosla	emperifollémonos	emperifollémoos	emperifollémoslos, emperifollémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative emperifollad
	dative	emperifolladme	not used	emperifolladle	emperifolladnos	emperifollaos	emperifolladles
	accusative	emperifolladme	not used	emperifolladlo, emperifolladla	emperifolladnos	emperifollaos	emperifolladlos, emperifolladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative emperifollen
	dative	emperifóllenme	not used	emperifóllenle	emperifóllennos	not used	emperifóllenles, emperifóllense
	accusative	emperifóllenme	not used	emperifóllenlo, emperifóllenla	emperifóllennos	not used	emperifóllenlos, emperifóllenlas, emperifóllense

Further reading

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