embalar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From en- +‎ bala +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bəˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [em.baˈlaɾ] === Verb === embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalí, past participle embalat) (transitive) to pack up, to package (intransitive, pronominal) to pick up speed; (figurative) to get carried away ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== embaladora embalatge === Further reading === “embalar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: em‧ba‧lar === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Possibilities include: From abalar. From Late Latin ballāre (“to play, dance”), prefixed with em-. ==== Verb ==== embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado) (transitive) to rock (move gently back and forth) Synonym: balançar (transitive) to lull (to soothe a baby into sleep) (intransitive, transitive) to accelerate (to cause to move faster) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== canção de embalar === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French emballer. ==== Verb ==== embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado) (transitive) to package (to wrap a product in packaging) Synonyms: embrulhar, empacotar Antonym: desembalar ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From em- +‎ bala +‎ ar. ==== Verb ==== embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalei, past participle embalado) (transitive) to load (a firearm with bullets) Synonym: carregar === Further reading === “embalar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “embalar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “embalar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “embalar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “embalar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ bala (“bundle”) +‎ ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /embaˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.baˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: em‧ba‧lar === Verb === embalar (first-person singular present embalo, first-person singular preterite embalé, past participle embalado) (transitive) to package (to wrap an object in packaging) Synonym: envolver (reflexive) to speed up, pick up speed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “embalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === alambre