falsear

Portuguese

Etymology

From falso +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.seˈa(ʁ)/ [faʊ̯.seˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.seˈa(ʁ)/ [faʊ̯.seˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /faw.seˈa(ɾ)/ [faʊ̯.seˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /faw.seˈa(ʁ)/ [faʊ̯.seˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.seˈa(ɻ)/ [faʊ̯.seˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsjaɾ/ [faɫˈsjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsjaɾ/ [faɫˈsjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsja.ɾi/ [faɫˈsja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: fal‧se‧ar

Verb

falsear (first-person singular present falseio, first-person singular preterite falseei, past participle falseado)

1. to fake; to falsify

   Synonyms: adulterar, fraudar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of falsear (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	falsear
Personal	falsear	falseares	falsear	falsearmos	falseardes	falsearem
Gerund
	falseando
Past participle
Masculine	falseado			falseados
Feminine	falseada			falseadas
Indicative
Present	falseio	falseias	falseia	falseamos	falseais	falseiam
Imperfect	falseava	falseavas	falseava	falseávamos	falseáveis	falseavam
Preterite	falseei	falseaste	falseou	falseamos1, falseámos2	falseastes	falsearam
Pluperfect	falseara	falsearas	falseara	falseáramos	falseáreis	falsearam
Future	falsearei	falsearás	falseará	falsearemos	falseareis	falsearão
Conditional	falsearia	falsearias	falsearia	falsearíamos	falsearíeis	falseariam
Subjunctive
Present	falseie	falseies	falseie	falseemos	falseeis	falseiem
Imperfect	falseasse	falseasses	falseasse	falseássemos	falseásseis	falseassem
Future	falsear	falseares	falsear	falsearmos	falseardes	falsearem
Imperative
Affirmative		falseia	falseie	falseemos	falseai	falseiem
Negative (não)		não falseies	não falseie	não falseemos	não falseeis	não falseiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• falso

Spanish

Etymology

From falso +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falseˈaɾ/ [fal.seˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fal‧se‧ar

Verb

falsear (first-person singular present falseo, first-person singular preterite falseé, past participle falseado)

1. to falsify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of falsear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			falsear
gerund			falseando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		falseado		falseada
		plural		falseados		falseadas
		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	falseo	falseastú falseásvos	falsea	falseamos	falseáis	falsean
	imperfect	falseaba	falseabas	falseaba	falseábamos	falseabais	falseaban
	preterite	falseé	falseaste	falseó	falseamos	falseasteis	falsearon
	future	falsearé	falsearás	falseará	falsearemos	falsearéis	falsearán
	conditional	falsearía	falsearías	falsearía	falsearíamos	falsearíais	falsearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	falsee	falseestú falseésvos2	falsee	falseemos	falseéis	falseen
	imperfect (ra)	falseara	falsearas	falseara	falseáramos	falsearais	falsearan
	imperfect (se)	falsease	falseases	falsease	falseásemos	falseaseis	falseasen
	future1	falseare	falseares	falseare	falseáremos	falseareis	falsearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		falseatú falseávos	falsee	falseemos	falsead	falseen
	negative		no falsees	no falsee	no falseemos	no falseéis	no falseen

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

    Selected combined forms of falsear

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 falsear	dative	falsearme	falsearte	falsearle, falsearse	falsearnos	falsearos	falsearles, falsearse
	accusative	falsearme	falsearte	falsearlo, falsearla, falsearse	falsearnos	falsearos	falsearlos, falsearlas, falsearse
with gerund falseando	dative	falseándome	falseándote	falseándole, falseándose	falseándonos	falseándoos	falseándoles, falseándose
	accusative	falseándome	falseándote	falseándolo, falseándola, falseándose	falseándonos	falseándoos	falseándolos, falseándolas, falseándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative falsea	dative	falséame	falséate	falséale	falséanos	not used	falséales
	accusative	falséame	falséate	falséalo, falséala	falséanos	not used	falséalos, falséalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative falseá	dative	falseame	falseate	falseale	falseanos	not used	falseales
	accusative	falseame	falseate	falsealo, falseala	falseanos	not used	falsealos, falsealas
with formal second-person singular imperative falsee	dative	falséeme	not used	falséele, falséese	falséenos	not used	falséeles
	accusative	falséeme	not used	falséelo, falséela, falséese	falséenos	not used	falséelos, falséelas
with first-person plural imperative falseemos	dative	not used	falseémoste	falseémosle	falseémonos	falseémoos	falseémosles
	accusative	not used	falseémoste	falseémoslo, falseémosla	falseémonos	falseémoos	falseémoslos, falseémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative falsead	dative	falseadme	not used	falseadle	falseadnos	falseaos	falseadles
	accusative	falseadme	not used	falseadlo, falseadla	falseadnos	falseaos	falseadlos, falseadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative falseen	dative	falséenme	not used	falséenle	falséennos	not used	falséenles, falséense
	accusative	falséenme	not used	falséenlo, falséenla	falséennos	not used	falséenlos, falséenlas, falséense

Derived terms

• falseador
• falseamiento
• falseo

 

Further reading

• “falsear”, 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