burlar

Catalan

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [burˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [buɾˈlaɾ]

Verb

burlar

1. only used in es ... burlar, syntactic variant of burlar-se, infinitive of burlar-se

Galician

Alternative forms

• bulrar, burrar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese burlar (13th century), from burla (“mockery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾˈlaɾ/

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlei, past participle burlado)

1. (transitive) to circumvent; to avoid

   Synonym: evitar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to mock

   Synonym: chufar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of burlar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	burlar
Personal	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlaren
Gerund
	burlando
Past participle
Masculine	burlado			burlados
Feminine	burlada			burladas
Indicative
Present	burlo	burlas	burla	burlamos	burlades	burlan
Imperfect	burlaba	burlabas	burlaba	burlabamos	burlabades	burlaban
Preterite	burlei	burlaches	burlou	burlamos	burlastes	burlaron
Pluperfect	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burlaramos	burlarades	burlaran
Future	burlarei	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlaredes	burlarán
Conditional	burlaría	burlarías	burlaría	burlariamos	burlariades	burlarían
Subjunctive
Present	burle	burles	burle	burlemos	burledes	burlen
Imperfect	burlase	burlases	burlase	burlásemos	burlásedes	burlasen
Future	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlaren
Imperative
Affirmative		burla	burle	burlemos	burlade	burlen
Negative (non)		non burles	non burle	non burlemos	non burledes	non burlen

    Reintegrated conjugation of burlar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	burlar
Personal	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Gerund
	burlando
Past participle
Masculine	burlado			burlados
Feminine	burlada			burladas
Indicative
Present	burlo	burlas	burla	burlamos	burlades, burlais	burlam
Imperfect	burlava	burlavas	burlava	burlávamos	burlávades, burláveis, burlávais1	burlavam
Preterite	burlei	burlaste, burlache1	burlou	burlamos	burlastes	burlárom, burlaram
Pluperfect	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burláramos	burlárades, burláreis, burlárais1	burlaram
Future	burlarei	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlaredes, burlareis	burlarám, burlarão
Conditional	burlaria	burlarias	burlaria	burlaríamos	burlaríades, burlaríeis, burlaríais1	burlariam
Subjunctive
Present	burle	burles	burle	burlemos	burledes, burleis	burlem
Imperfect	burlasse	burlasses	burlasse	burlássemos	burlássedes, burlásseis	burlassem
Future	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Imperative
Affirmative		burla	burle	burlemos	burlade, burlai	burlem
Negative (nom)		nom burles	nom burle	nom burlemos	nom burledes, nom burleis	nom burlem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “burlar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “burl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “burlar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “burlar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “burlar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “burlar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burlar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese burlar. By surface analysis, burla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buɦˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buɦˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buʁˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buɻˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bur‧lar

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlei, past participle burlado)

1. (transitive) to cheat; to swindle
2. (transitive) to circumvent, to bypass (to avoid having to follow a rule)
3. (intransitive) to mock, to ridicule [with de ‘someone/something’]

   Synonyms: troçar, zombar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of burlar (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	burlar
Personal	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Gerund
	burlando
Past participle
Masculine	burlado			burlados
Feminine	burlada			burladas
Indicative
Present	burlo	burlas	burla	burlamos	burlais	burlam
Imperfect	burlava	burlavas	burlava	burlávamos	burláveis	burlavam
Preterite	burlei	burlaste	burlou	burlamos1, burlámos2	burlastes	burlaram
Pluperfect	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burláramos	burláreis	burlaram
Future	burlarei	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlareis	burlarão
Conditional	burlaria	burlarias	burlaria	burlaríamos	burlaríeis	burlariam
Subjunctive
Present	burle	burles	burle	burlemos	burleis	burlem
Imperfect	burlasse	burlasses	burlasse	burlássemos	burlásseis	burlassem
Future	burlar	burlares	burlar	burlarmos	burlardes	burlarem
Imperative
Affirmative		burla	burle	burlemos	burlai	burlem
Negative (não)		não burles	não burle	não burlemos	não burleis	não burlem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From burla +‎ -ar.

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlé, past participle burlado)

1. (transitive) to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive
   • 1998, “Clandestino”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:

     Correr es mi destino
     para burlar la ley
     Perdido en el corazón
     De la grande Babylon

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive) to circumvent, to evade, to cheat

   No puedes burlar a la muerte.

   You cannot cheat death.

3. (reflexive) to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de)

   Synonyms: abuchear, mofar

4. (reflexive) to taunt, to tease (often uses de)
5. (reflexive) to scoff, to scoff at (+ de)
6. (reflexive) to deceive oneself (+ de)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of burlar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			burlar
gerund			burlando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burlado		burlada
		plural		burlados		burladas
		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	burlo	burlastú burlásvos	burla	burlamos	burláis	burlan
	imperfect	burlaba	burlabas	burlaba	burlábamos	burlabais	burlaban
	preterite	burlé	burlaste	burló	burlamos	burlasteis	burlaron
	future	burlaré	burlarás	burlará	burlaremos	burlaréis	burlarán
	conditional	burlaría	burlarías	burlaría	burlaríamos	burlaríais	burlarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burle	burlestú burlésvos2	burle	burlemos	burléis	burlen
	imperfect (ra)	burlara	burlaras	burlara	burláramos	burlarais	burlaran
	imperfect (se)	burlase	burlases	burlase	burlásemos	burlaseis	burlasen
	future1	burlare	burlares	burlare	burláremos	burlareis	burlaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		burlatú burlávos	burle	burlemos	burlad	burlen
	negative		no burles	no burle	no burlemos	no burléis	no burlen

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

    Selected combined forms of burlar

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 burlar
	dative	burlarme	burlarte	burlarle, burlarse	burlarnos	burlaros	burlarles, burlarse
	accusative	burlarme	burlarte	burlarlo, burlarla, burlarse	burlarnos	burlaros	burlarlos, burlarlas, burlarse
with gerund burlando
	dative	burlándome	burlándote	burlándole, burlándose	burlándonos	burlándoos	burlándoles, burlándose
	accusative	burlándome	burlándote	burlándolo, burlándola, burlándose	burlándonos	burlándoos	burlándolos, burlándolas, burlándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative burla
	dative	búrlame	búrlate	búrlale	búrlanos	not used	búrlales
	accusative	búrlame	búrlate	búrlalo, búrlala	búrlanos	not used	búrlalos, búrlalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative burlá
	dative	burlame	burlate	burlale	burlanos	not used	burlales
	accusative	burlame	burlate	burlalo, burlala	burlanos	not used	burlalos, burlalas
with formal second-person singular imperative burle
	dative	búrleme	not used	búrlele, búrlese	búrlenos	not used	búrleles
	accusative	búrleme	not used	búrlelo, búrlela, búrlese	búrlenos	not used	búrlelos, búrlelas
with first-person plural imperative burlemos
	dative	not used	burlémoste	burlémosle	burlémonos	burlémoos	burlémosles
	accusative	not used	burlémoste	burlémoslo, burlémosla	burlémonos	burlémoos	burlémoslos, burlémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative burlad
	dative	burladme	not used	burladle	burladnos	burlaos	burladles
	accusative	burladme	not used	burladlo, burladla	burladnos	burlaos	burladlos, burladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative burlen
	dative	búrlenme	not used	búrlenle	búrlennos	not used	búrlenles, búrlense
	accusative	búrlenme	not used	búrlenlo, búrlenla	búrlennos	not used	búrlenlos, búrlenlas, búrlense

    Conjugation of burlarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			burlarse
gerund			burlándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burlado		burlada
		plural		burlados		burladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	burlarme	burlarte	burlarse	burlarnos	burlaros	burlarse
	gerund	burlándome	burlándote	burlándose	burlándonos	burlándoos	burlándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me burlo	te burlastú te burlásvos	se burla	nos burlamos	os burláis	se burlan
	imperfect	me burlaba	te burlabas	se burlaba	nos burlábamos	os burlabais	se burlaban
	preterite	me burlé	te burlaste	se burló	nos burlamos	os burlasteis	se burlaron
	future	me burlaré	te burlarás	se burlará	nos burlaremos	os burlaréis	se burlarán
	conditional	me burlaría	te burlarías	se burlaría	nos burlaríamos	os burlaríais	se burlarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me burle	te burlestú te burlésvos2	se burle	nos burlemos	os burléis	se burlen
	imperfect (ra)	me burlara	te burlaras	se burlara	nos burláramos	os burlarais	se burlaran
	imperfect (se)	me burlase	te burlases	se burlase	nos burlásemos	os burlaseis	se burlasen
	future1	me burlare	te burlares	se burlare	nos burláremos	os burlareis	se burlaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		búrlatetú burlatevos	búrlese	burlémonos	burlaos	búrlense
	negative		no te burles	no se burle	no nos burlemos	no os burléis	no se burlen

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

Related terms

• burla
• burladero
• burlador
• burlarse
• burlón

 

Further reading

• “burlar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014