escamotear

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• escamotar

Etymology

From French escamoter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [is.ka.mo.teˈa(h)], /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [es.ka.mo.teˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [is.ka.mo.teˈa(h)], /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [es.ka.mo.teˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.ka.mo.teˈa(ɾ)/, /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(χ)], /eʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.muˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.muˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.muˈtja.ɾi/

Verb

escamotear (first-person singular present escamoteio, first-person singular preterite escamoteei, past participle escamoteado)

1. refers to actions performed without the agent being noticed, including:
   1. to hide, to conceal
   2. to steal
   3. to leave a place

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escamotear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	escamotear
Personal	escamotear	escamoteares	escamotear	escamotearmos	escamoteardes	escamotearem
Gerund
	escamoteando
Past participle
Masculine	escamoteado			escamoteados
Feminine	escamoteada			escamoteadas
Indicative
Present	escamoteio	escamoteias	escamoteia	escamoteamos	escamoteais	escamoteiam
Imperfect	escamoteava	escamoteavas	escamoteava	escamoteávamos	escamoteáveis	escamoteavam
Preterite	escamoteei	escamoteaste	escamoteou	escamoteamos1, escamoteámos2	escamoteastes	escamotearam
Pluperfect	escamoteara	escamotearas	escamoteara	escamoteáramos	escamoteáreis	escamotearam
Future	escamotearei	escamotearás	escamoteará	escamotearemos	escamoteareis	escamotearão
Conditional	escamotearia	escamotearias	escamotearia	escamotearíamos	escamotearíeis	escamoteariam
Subjunctive
Present	escamoteie	escamoteies	escamoteie	escamoteemos	escamoteeis	escamoteiem
Imperfect	escamoteasse	escamoteasses	escamoteasse	escamoteássemos	escamoteásseis	escamoteassem
Future	escamotear	escamoteares	escamotear	escamotearmos	escamoteardes	escamotearem
Imperative
Affirmative		escamoteia	escamoteie	escamoteemos	escamoteai	escamoteiem
Negative (não)		não escamoteies	não escamoteie	não escamoteemos	não escamoteeis	não escamoteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French escamoter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskamoteˈaɾ/ [es.ka.mo.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧te‧ar

Verb

escamotear (first-person singular present escamoteo, first-person singular preterite escamoteé, past participle escamoteado)

1. to swipe, pilfer, palm
2. to do out of
3. to make disappear, make vanish (sleight of hand)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escamotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			escamotear
gerund			escamoteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escamoteado		escamoteada
		plural		escamoteados		escamoteadas
		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	escamoteo	escamoteastú escamoteásvos	escamotea	escamoteamos	escamoteáis	escamotean
	imperfect	escamoteaba	escamoteabas	escamoteaba	escamoteábamos	escamoteabais	escamoteaban
	preterite	escamoteé	escamoteaste	escamoteó	escamoteamos	escamoteasteis	escamotearon
	future	escamotearé	escamotearás	escamoteará	escamotearemos	escamotearéis	escamotearán
	conditional	escamotearía	escamotearías	escamotearía	escamotearíamos	escamotearíais	escamotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escamotee	escamoteestú escamoteésvos2	escamotee	escamoteemos	escamoteéis	escamoteen
	imperfect (ra)	escamoteara	escamotearas	escamoteara	escamoteáramos	escamotearais	escamotearan
	imperfect (se)	escamotease	escamoteases	escamotease	escamoteásemos	escamoteaseis	escamoteasen
	future1	escamoteare	escamoteares	escamoteare	escamoteáremos	escamoteareis	escamotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escamoteatú escamoteávos	escamotee	escamoteemos	escamotead	escamoteen
	negative		no escamotees	no escamotee	no escamoteemos	no escamoteéis	no escamoteen

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

    Selected combined forms of escamotear

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 escamotear	dative	escamotearme	escamotearte	escamotearle, escamotearse	escamotearnos	escamotearos	escamotearles, escamotearse
	accusative	escamotearme	escamotearte	escamotearlo, escamotearla, escamotearse	escamotearnos	escamotearos	escamotearlos, escamotearlas, escamotearse
with gerund escamoteando	dative	escamoteándome	escamoteándote	escamoteándole, escamoteándose	escamoteándonos	escamoteándoos	escamoteándoles, escamoteándose
	accusative	escamoteándome	escamoteándote	escamoteándolo, escamoteándola, escamoteándose	escamoteándonos	escamoteándoos	escamoteándolos, escamoteándolas, escamoteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative escamotea	dative	escamotéame	escamotéate	escamotéale	escamotéanos	not used	escamotéales
	accusative	escamotéame	escamotéate	escamotéalo, escamotéala	escamotéanos	not used	escamotéalos, escamotéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative escamoteá	dative	escamoteame	escamoteate	escamoteale	escamoteanos	not used	escamoteales
	accusative	escamoteame	escamoteate	escamotealo, escamoteala	escamoteanos	not used	escamotealos, escamotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative escamotee	dative	escamotéeme	not used	escamotéele, escamotéese	escamotéenos	not used	escamotéeles
	accusative	escamotéeme	not used	escamotéelo, escamotéela, escamotéese	escamotéenos	not used	escamotéelos, escamotéelas
with first-person plural imperative escamoteemos	dative	not used	escamoteémoste	escamoteémosle	escamoteémonos	escamoteémoos	escamoteémosles
	accusative	not used	escamoteémoste	escamoteémoslo, escamoteémosla	escamoteémonos	escamoteémoos	escamoteémoslos, escamoteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escamotead	dative	escamoteadme	not used	escamoteadle	escamoteadnos	escamoteaos	escamoteadles
	accusative	escamoteadme	not used	escamoteadlo, escamoteadla	escamoteadnos	escamoteaos	escamoteadlos, escamoteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escamoteen	dative	escamotéenme	not used	escamotéenle	escamotéennos	not used	escamotéenles, escamotéense
	accusative	escamotéenme	not used	escamotéenlo, escamotéenla	escamotéennos	not used	escamotéenlos, escamotéenlas, escamotéense

Derived terms

• escamoteo

 

Further reading

• “escamotear”, 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