delatar

Catalan

Etymology

From delat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.ləˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.laˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delatí, past participle delatat)

1. to betray, give away

   Synonym: xivar

   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 1, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Però m'hi vaig fixar i una ganyota delatava el nerviosisme interior: obria i tancava els llavis com un ratpenat.

     But I started paying attention, and a grimace gave away his interior nervousness: he opened and closed his lips like a bat.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (first conjugation)

infinitive			delatar
gerund			delatant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		delatat		delatada
		plural		delatats		delatades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	delato	delates	delata	delatem	delateu	delaten
	imperfect	delatava	delataves	delatava	delatàvem	delatàveu	delataven
	future	delataré	delataràs	delatarà	delatarem	delatareu	delataran
	preterite	delatí	delatares	delatà	delatàrem	delatàreu	delataren
	conditional	delataria	delataries	delataria	delataríem	delataríeu	delatarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	delati	delatis	delati	delatem	delateu	delatin
	imperfect	delatés	delatessis	delatés	delatéssim	delatéssiu	delatessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	delata	delati	delatem	delateu	delatin
	negative (no)	—	no delatis	no delati	no delatem	no delateu	no delatin

Further reading

• “delatar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlātus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.laˈta(ʁ)/ [de.laˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.lɐˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.lɐˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.lɐˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧la‧tar

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delatei, past participle delatado)

1. (transitive) to grass; to snitch (to inform on)

   Synonyms: denunciar, dedurar, alcaguetar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (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	delatar
Personal	delatar	delatares	delatar	delatarmos	delatardes	delatarem
Gerund
	delatando
Past participle
Masculine	delatado			delatados
Feminine	delatada			delatadas
Indicative
Present	delato	delatas	delata	delatamos	delatais	delatam
Imperfect	delatava	delatavas	delatava	delatávamos	delatáveis	delatavam
Preterite	delatei	delataste	delatou	delatamos1, delatámos2	delatastes	delataram
Pluperfect	delatara	delataras	delatara	delatáramos	delatáreis	delataram
Future	delatarei	delatarás	delatará	delataremos	delatareis	delatarão
Conditional	delataria	delatarias	delataria	delataríamos	delataríeis	delatariam
Subjunctive
Present	delate	delates	delate	delatemos	delateis	delatem
Imperfect	delatasse	delatasses	delatasse	delatássemos	delatásseis	delatassem
Future	delatar	delatares	delatar	delatarmos	delatardes	delatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		delata	delate	delatemos	delatai	delatem
Negative (não)		não delates	não delate	não delatemos	não delateis	não delatem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• delação

Further reading

• “delatar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “delatar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin delātus. Cognate with Scottish dialectal English delate. Also, compare English defer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delaˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.laˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧la‧tar

Verb

delatar (first-person singular present delato, first-person singular preterite delaté, past participle delatado)

1. to inform on, squeal, to rat out

   Synonym: chivar

2. give away, betray, belie, reveal

   Synonym: traicionar

   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 42:

     Hay varios medios para hacerlos caer, cuando pasan entonando su fatídico tué, tué, tué, que es la única señal que delatar su presencia', pues son invisibles para todos los que no son Brujos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1978, “¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?”, performed by Burning:

     Los años te delatan, nena, / estás fuera de sitio

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			delatar
gerund			delatando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		delatado		delatada
		plural		delatados		delatadas
		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	delato	delatastú delatásvos	delata	delatamos	delatáis	delatan
	imperfect	delataba	delatabas	delataba	delatábamos	delatabais	delataban
	preterite	delaté	delataste	delató	delatamos	delatasteis	delataron
	future	delataré	delatarás	delatará	delataremos	delataréis	delatarán
	conditional	delataría	delatarías	delataría	delataríamos	delataríais	delatarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	delate	delatestú delatésvos2	delate	delatemos	delatéis	delaten
	imperfect (ra)	delatara	delataras	delatara	delatáramos	delatarais	delataran
	imperfect (se)	delatase	delatases	delatase	delatásemos	delataseis	delatasen
	future1	delatare	delatares	delatare	delatáremos	delatareis	delataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		delatatú delatávos	delate	delatemos	delatad	delaten
	negative		no delates	no delate	no delatemos	no delatéis	no delaten

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

    Selected combined forms of delatar

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 delatar
	dative	delatarme	delatarte	delatarle, delatarse	delatarnos	delataros	delatarles, delatarse
	accusative	delatarme	delatarte	delatarlo, delatarla, delatarse	delatarnos	delataros	delatarlos, delatarlas, delatarse
with gerund delatando
	dative	delatándome	delatándote	delatándole, delatándose	delatándonos	delatándoos	delatándoles, delatándose
	accusative	delatándome	delatándote	delatándolo, delatándola, delatándose	delatándonos	delatándoos	delatándolos, delatándolas, delatándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative delata
	dative	delátame	delátate	delátale	delátanos	not used	delátales
	accusative	delátame	delátate	delátalo, delátala	delátanos	not used	delátalos, delátalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative delatá
	dative	delatame	delatate	delatale	delatanos	not used	delatales
	accusative	delatame	delatate	delatalo, delatala	delatanos	not used	delatalos, delatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative delate
	dative	deláteme	not used	delátele, delátese	delátenos	not used	deláteles
	accusative	deláteme	not used	delátelo, delátela, delátese	delátenos	not used	delátelos, delátelas
with first-person plural imperative delatemos
	dative	not used	delatémoste	delatémosle	delatémonos	delatémoos	delatémosles
	accusative	not used	delatémoste	delatémoslo, delatémosla	delatémonos	delatémoos	delatémoslos, delatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative delatad
	dative	delatadme	not used	delatadle	delatadnos	delataos	delatadles
	accusative	delatadme	not used	delatadlo, delatadla	delatadnos	delataos	delatadlos, delatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative delaten
	dative	delátenme	not used	delátenle	delátennos	not used	delátenles, delátense
	accusative	delátenme	not used	delátenlo, delátenla	delátennos	not used	delátenlos, delátenlas, delátense

Related terms

• deferir
• delación
• delator

 

Further reading

• “delatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28