Portuguese
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Etymology
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From des- + pista + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /despisˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.pisˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧pis‧tar
despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despisté, past participle despistado)
- (transitive) to throw off track
- (transitive, figurative) to disorient
- Synonyms: confundir, desorientar
- (reflexive, figurative) to get distracted, to fall asleep
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of despistar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive despistar
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dative
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despistarme
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despistarte
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despistarle, despistarse
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despistarnos
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despistaros
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despistarles, despistarse
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accusative
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despistarme
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despistarte
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despistarlo, despistarla, despistarse
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despistarnos
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despistaros
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despistarlos, despistarlas, despistarse
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with gerund despistando
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dative
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despistándome
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despistándote
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despistándole, despistándose
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despistándonos
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despistándoos
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despistándoles, despistándose
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accusative
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despistándome
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despistándote
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despistándolo, despistándola, despistándose
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despistándonos
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despistándoos
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despistándolos, despistándolas, despistándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative despista
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dative
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despístame
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despístate
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despístale
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despístanos
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not used
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despístales
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accusative
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despístame
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despístate
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despístalo, despístala
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despístanos
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not used
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despístalos, despístalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative despistá
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dative
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despistame
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despistate
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despistale
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despistanos
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not used
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despistales
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accusative
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despistame
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despistate
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despistalo, despistala
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despistanos
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not used
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despistalos, despistalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative despiste
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dative
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despísteme
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not used
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despístele, despístese
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despístenos
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not used
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despísteles
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accusative
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despísteme
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not used
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despístelo, despístela, despístese
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despístenos
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not used
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despístelos, despístelas
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with first-person plural imperative despistemos
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dative
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not used
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despistémoste
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despistémosle
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despistémonos
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despistémoos
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despistémosles
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accusative
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not used
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despistémoste
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despistémoslo, despistémosla
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despistémonos
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despistémoos
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despistémoslos, despistémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative despistad
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dative
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despistadme
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not used
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despistadle
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despistadnos
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despistaos
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despistadles
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accusative
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despistadme
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not used
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despistadlo, despistadla
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despistadnos
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despistaos
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despistadlos, despistadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative despisten
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dative
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despístenme
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not used
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despístenle
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despístennos
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not used
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despístenles, despístense
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accusative
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despístenme
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not used
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despístenlo, despístenla
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despístennos
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not used
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despístenlos, despístenlas, despístense
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Derived terms
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