moler

See also: Moler

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin molere.

Verb

moler

1. to grind

Related terms

• molín
• muela

Danish

Noun

moler c

1. indefinite plural of mole

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

moler

1. Alternative form of moller

Conjugation

Conjugation of moler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	moler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	molant /mɔ.lɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		molé /mɔ.le/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	mole /mɔl/	moles /mɔl/	mole /mɔl/	molons /mɔ.lɔ̃/	molez /mɔ.le/	molent /mɔl/
	imperfect	molais /mɔ.lɛ/	molais /mɔ.lɛ/	molait /mɔ.lɛ/	molions /mɔ.ljɔ̃/	moliez /mɔ.lje/	molaient /mɔ.lɛ/
	past historic2	molai /mɔ.le/	molas /mɔ.la/	mola /mɔ.la/	molâmes /mɔ.lam/	molâtes /mɔ.lat/	molèrent /mɔ.lɛʁ/
	future	molerai /mɔl.ʁe/	moleras /mɔl.ʁa/	molera /mɔl.ʁa/	molerons /mɔl.ʁɔ̃/	molerez /mɔl.ʁe/	moleront /mɔl.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	molerais /mɔl.ʁɛ/	molerais /mɔl.ʁɛ/	molerait /mɔl.ʁɛ/	molerions /mɔ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/	moleriez /mɔ.lə.ʁje/	moleraient /mɔl.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	mole /mɔl/	moles /mɔl/	mole /mɔl/	molions /mɔ.ljɔ̃/	moliez /mɔ.lje/	molent /mɔl/
	imperfect2	molasse /mɔ.las/	molasses /mɔ.las/	molât /mɔ.la/	molassions /mɔ.la.sjɔ̃/	molassiez /mɔ.la.sje/	molassent /mɔ.las/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	mole /mɔl/	—	molons /mɔ.lɔ̃/	molez /mɔ.le/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

moler m (Cyrillic spelling молер)

1. painter (laborer)

Declension

Declension of moler

	singular	plural
nominative	moler	moleri
genitive	molera	molera
dative	moleru	molerima
accusative	molera	molere
vocative	molere	moleri
locative	moleru	molerima
instrumental	molerom	molerima

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin molere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈleɾ/ [moˈleɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧ler

Verb

moler (first-person singular present muelo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molido)

1. (transitive) to grind, to mill
2. (transitive, figurative) to grind down, to wear out, to tire out
3. (transitive, Mexico, Guatemala, colloquial) to annoy, to bother

   ¡No me muelas más! ― Stop bothering me!

4. (intransitive, Colombia, colloquial) to toil, to work hard
5. (transitive, El Salvador, Nicaragua, colloquial) to screw (have sex with)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moler (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			moler
gerund			moliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		molido		molida
		plural		molidos		molidas
		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	muelo	muelestú molésvos	muele	molemos	moléis	muelen
	imperfect	molía	molías	molía	molíamos	molíais	molían
	preterite	molí	moliste	molió	molimos	molisteis	molieron
	future	moleré	molerás	molerá	moleremos	moleréis	molerán
	conditional	molería	molerías	molería	moleríamos	moleríais	molerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	muela	muelastú molásvos2	muela	molamos	moláis	muelan
	imperfect (ra)	moliera	molieras	moliera	moliéramos	molierais	molieran
	imperfect (se)	moliese	molieses	moliese	moliésemos	molieseis	moliesen
	future1	moliere	molieres	moliere	moliéremos	moliereis	molieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mueletú molévos	muela	molamos	moled	muelan
	negative		no muelas	no muela	no molamos	no moláis	no muelan

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

    Selected combined forms of moler (o-ue alternation)

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 moler
	dative	molerme	molerte	molerle, molerse	molernos	moleros	molerles, molerse
	accusative	molerme	molerte	molerlo, molerla, molerse	molernos	moleros	molerlos, molerlas, molerse
with gerund moliendo
	dative	moliéndome	moliéndote	moliéndole, moliéndose	moliéndonos	moliéndoos	moliéndoles, moliéndose
	accusative	moliéndome	moliéndote	moliéndolo, moliéndola, moliéndose	moliéndonos	moliéndoos	moliéndolos, moliéndolas, moliéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative muele
	dative	muéleme	muélete	muélele	muélenos	not used	muéleles
	accusative	muéleme	muélete	muélelo, muélela	muélenos	not used	muélelos, muélelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative molé
	dative	moleme	molete	molele	molenos	not used	moleles
	accusative	moleme	molete	molelo, molela	molenos	not used	molelos, molelas
with formal second-person singular imperative muela
	dative	muélame	not used	muélale, muélase	muélanos	not used	muélales
	accusative	muélame	not used	muélalo, muélala, muélase	muélanos	not used	muélalos, muélalas
with first-person plural imperative molamos
	dative	not used	molámoste	molámosle	molámonos	molámoos	molámosles
	accusative	not used	molámoste	molámoslo, molámosla	molámonos	molámoos	molámoslos, molámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative moled
	dative	moledme	not used	moledle	molednos	moleos	moledles
	accusative	moledme	not used	moledlo, moledla	molednos	moleos	moledlos, moledlas
with formal second-person plural imperative muelan
	dative	muélanme	not used	muélanle	muélannos	not used	muélanles, muélanse
	accusative	muélanme	not used	muélanlo, muélanla	muélannos	not used	muélanlos, muélanlas, muélanse

Synonyms

• (tire out): agotar
• (annoy): molestar
• (toil): esforzarse

Derived terms

• carne molida
• moledero
• moledor
• moledura
• moler el maíz
• molón
• moltura
• piedra de moler

 

Related terms

• emolumento
• molar
• molero
• molienda
• moliente
• molinero
• molino
• muela

 

Further reading

• “moler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “moler” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.