driblar

Catalan

Etymology

From English dribble +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dɾibˈbla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [dɾiˈblaɾ]

Verb

driblar (first-person singular present driblo, first-person singular preterite driblí, past participle driblat)

1. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to dribble (to advance by dribbling)

   Synonyms: passejar, regatejar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of driblar (first conjugation)

infinitive			driblar
gerund			driblant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		driblat		driblada
		plural		driblats		driblades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	driblo	dribles	dribla	driblem	dribleu	driblen
	imperfect	driblava	driblaves	driblava	driblàvem	driblàveu	driblaven
	future	driblaré	driblaràs	driblarà	driblarem	driblareu	driblaran
	preterite	driblí	driblares	driblà	driblàrem	driblàreu	driblaren
	conditional	driblaria	driblaries	driblaria	driblaríem	driblaríeu	driblarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dribli	driblis	dribli	driblem	dribleu	driblin
	imperfect	driblés	driblessis	driblés	dribléssim	dribléssiu	driblessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	dribla	dribli	driblem	dribleu	driblin
	negative (no)	—	no driblis	no dribli	no driblem	no dribleu	no driblin

Derived terms

• driblador
• driblatge

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From English dribble +‎ -ar. By surface analysis, drible +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾiˈblaɾ/ [dɾiˈβlaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾiˈblaɾ/ [dɾiˈβlaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾiˈbla.ɾi/ [dɾiˈβla.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: dri‧blar

Verb

driblar (first-person singular present driblo, first-person singular preterite driblei, past participle driblado)

1. (transitive, sports) to dribble (drive the ball with one hand or foot by hitting it against the ground so that it bounces and remains within the player's sphere of control)
   • 2017, “NDDN”, performed by Coruja BC1:

     Quebra as perna do Messi pra ver se ele dribla bem

     Break Messi's legs to see if he dribbles well

2. (transitive, sports) to dribble (deceive the opponent with body movements to overcome him, without losing control of the ball)
3. (transitive, figuratively) to deceive with cunning
4. (intransitive, sports) to feint
5. (intransitive, figuratively) to deny

Conjugation

    Conjugation of driblar (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	driblar
Personal	driblar	driblares	driblar	driblarmos	driblardes	driblarem
Gerund
	driblando
Past participle
Masculine	driblado			driblados
Feminine	driblada			dribladas
Indicative
Present	driblo	driblas	dribla	driblamos	driblais	driblam
Imperfect	driblava	driblavas	driblava	driblávamos	dribláveis	driblavam
Preterite	driblei	driblaste	driblou	driblamos1, driblámos2	driblastes	driblaram
Pluperfect	driblara	driblaras	driblara	dribláramos	dribláreis	driblaram
Future	driblarei	driblarás	driblará	driblaremos	driblareis	driblarão
Conditional	driblaria	driblarias	driblaria	driblaríamos	driblaríeis	driblariam
Subjunctive
Present	drible	dribles	drible	driblemos	dribleis	driblem
Imperfect	driblasse	driblasses	driblasse	driblássemos	driblásseis	driblassem
Future	driblar	driblares	driblar	driblarmos	driblardes	driblarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dribla	drible	driblemos	driblai	driblem
Negative (não)		não dribles	não drible	não driblemos	não dribleis	não driblem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• driblador
• driblagem

 

Related terms

• drible

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• driblear

Etymology

Borrowed from English dribble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɾiˈblaɾ/ [d̪ɾiˈβ̞laɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dri‧blar

Verb

driblar (first-person singular present driblo, first-person singular preterite driblé, past participle driblado)

1. (sports, transitive, intransitive) to dribble (to run with the ball)

   Synonym: regatear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of driblar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			driblar
gerund			driblando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		driblado		driblada
		plural		driblados		dribladas
		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	driblo	driblastú driblásvos	dribla	driblamos	dribláis	driblan
	imperfect	driblaba	driblabas	driblaba	driblábamos	driblabais	driblaban
	preterite	driblé	driblaste	dribló	driblamos	driblasteis	driblaron
	future	driblaré	driblarás	driblará	driblaremos	driblaréis	driblarán
	conditional	driblaría	driblarías	driblaría	driblaríamos	driblaríais	driblarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	drible	driblestú driblésvos2	drible	driblemos	dribléis	driblen
	imperfect (ra)	driblara	driblaras	driblara	dribláramos	driblarais	driblaran
	imperfect (se)	driblase	driblases	driblase	driblásemos	driblaseis	driblasen
	future1	driblare	driblares	driblare	dribláremos	driblareis	driblaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		driblatú driblávos	drible	driblemos	driblad	driblen
	negative		no dribles	no drible	no driblemos	no dribléis	no driblen

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

Further reading

• “driblar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28