flambear

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flamber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flambeˈaɾ/ [flãm.beˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: flam‧be‧ar

Verb

flambear (first-person singular present flambeo, first-person singular preterite flambeé, past participle flambeado)

1. (cooking) to flambé, flame

   Synonym: flamear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flambear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			flambear
gerund			flambeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		flambeado		flambeada
		plural		flambeados		flambeadas
		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	flambeo	flambeastú flambeásvos	flambea	flambeamos	flambeáis	flambean
	imperfect	flambeaba	flambeabas	flambeaba	flambeábamos	flambeabais	flambeaban
	preterite	flambeé	flambeaste	flambeó	flambeamos	flambeasteis	flambearon
	future	flambearé	flambearás	flambeará	flambearemos	flambearéis	flambearán
	conditional	flambearía	flambearías	flambearía	flambearíamos	flambearíais	flambearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	flambee	flambeestú flambeésvos2	flambee	flambeemos	flambeéis	flambeen
	imperfect (ra)	flambeara	flambearas	flambeara	flambeáramos	flambearais	flambearan
	imperfect (se)	flambease	flambeases	flambease	flambeásemos	flambeaseis	flambeasen
	future1	flambeare	flambeares	flambeare	flambeáremos	flambeareis	flambearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		flambeatú flambeávos	flambee	flambeemos	flambead	flambeen
	negative		no flambees	no flambee	no flambeemos	no flambeéis	no flambeen

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

    Selected combined forms of flambear

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 flambear	dative	flambearme	flambearte	flambearle, flambearse	flambearnos	flambearos	flambearles, flambearse
	accusative	flambearme	flambearte	flambearlo, flambearla, flambearse	flambearnos	flambearos	flambearlos, flambearlas, flambearse
with gerund flambeando	dative	flambeándome	flambeándote	flambeándole, flambeándose	flambeándonos	flambeándoos	flambeándoles, flambeándose
	accusative	flambeándome	flambeándote	flambeándolo, flambeándola, flambeándose	flambeándonos	flambeándoos	flambeándolos, flambeándolas, flambeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative flambea	dative	flambéame	flambéate	flambéale	flambéanos	not used	flambéales
	accusative	flambéame	flambéate	flambéalo, flambéala	flambéanos	not used	flambéalos, flambéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative flambeá	dative	flambeame	flambeate	flambeale	flambeanos	not used	flambeales
	accusative	flambeame	flambeate	flambealo, flambeala	flambeanos	not used	flambealos, flambealas
with formal second-person singular imperative flambee	dative	flambéeme	not used	flambéele, flambéese	flambéenos	not used	flambéeles
	accusative	flambéeme	not used	flambéelo, flambéela, flambéese	flambéenos	not used	flambéelos, flambéelas
with first-person plural imperative flambeemos	dative	not used	flambeémoste	flambeémosle	flambeémonos	flambeémoos	flambeémosles
	accusative	not used	flambeémoste	flambeémoslo, flambeémosla	flambeémonos	flambeémoos	flambeémoslos, flambeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative flambead	dative	flambeadme	not used	flambeadle	flambeadnos	flambeaos	flambeadles
	accusative	flambeadme	not used	flambeadlo, flambeadla	flambeadnos	flambeaos	flambeadlos, flambeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative flambeen	dative	flambéenme	not used	flambéenle	flambéennos	not used	flambéenles, flambéense
	accusative	flambéenme	not used	flambéenlo, flambéenla	flambéennos	not used	flambéenlos, flambéenlas, flambéense

Further reading

• “flambear”, 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