equilibrar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aequilībrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ki.liˈβɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ki.liˈbɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.ki.liˈbɾaɾ]

Verb

equilibrar (first-person singular present equilibro, first-person singular preterite equilibrí, past participle equilibrat)

1. (transitive) to balance

Conjugation

infinitive			equilibrar
gerund			equilibrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		equilibrat		equilibrada
		plural		equilibrats		equilibrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	equilibro	equilibres	equilibra	equilibrem	equilibreu	equilibren
	imperfect	equilibrava	equilibraves	equilibrava	equilibràvem	equilibràveu	equilibraven
	future	equilibraré	equilibraràs	equilibrarà	equilibrarem	equilibrareu	equilibraran
	preterite	equilibrí	equilibrares	equilibrà	equilibràrem	equilibràreu	equilibraren
	conditional	equilibraria	equilibraries	equilibraria	equilibraríem	equilibraríeu	equilibrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	equilibri	equilibris	equilibri	equilibrem	equilibreu	equilibrin
	imperfect	equilibrés	equilibressis	equilibrés	equilibréssim	equilibréssiu	equilibressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	equilibra	equilibri	equilibrem	equilibreu	equilibrin
	negative (no)	—	no equilibris	no equilibri	no equilibrem	no equilibreu	no equilibrin

    Conjugation of equilibrar (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• equilibrat

Related terms

• equilibri

Further reading

• “equilibrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “equilibrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “equilibrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “equilibrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ido

Etymology

Derived from equilibro +‎ -ar. Decision no. 757, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eku̯iliˈbrar/, /ekviliˈbrar/

Verb

equilibrar (present equilibras, past equilibris, future equilibros, conditional equilibrus, imperative equilibrez)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be in state of equilibrium, balance, counterpoise
2. (transitive, archaic) to equilibrate; to put in balance, equilibrium

   Synonym: equilibrigar

Conjugation

		present		past		future
infinitive		equilibrar		equilibrir		equilibror
tense		equilibras		equilibris		equilibros
conditional		equilibrus
imperative		equilibrez
adjective active participle		equilibranta		equilibrinta		equilibronta
adverbial active participle		equilibrante		equilibrinte		equilibronte
nominal active participle	singular	equilibranto		equilibrinto		equilibronto
	plural	equilibranti		equilibrinti		equilibronti
adjective passive participle		equilibrata		equilibrita		equilibrota
adverbial passive participle		equilibrate		equilibrite		equilibrote
nominal passive participle	singular	equilibrato		equilibrito		equilibroto
	plural	equilibrati		equilibriti		equilibroti

    Conjugation of equilibrar

References

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 171
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 659

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aequilībrāre (“to weigh out, to apportion”), from Latin aequilībris (“of the same weight, in balance”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ki.liˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [e.ki.liˈbɾa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ki.liˈbɾaɾ/ [i.ki.liˈβɾaɾ], /e.ki.liˈbɾaɾ/ [e.ki.liˈβɾaɾ], (with elision) /i.kliˈbɾaɾ/ [i.kliˈβɾaɾ], (with elision) /e.kliˈbɾaɾ/ [e.kliˈβɾaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ki.liˈbɾaɾ/ [i.ki.liˈβɾaɾ], /e.ki.liˈbɾaɾ/ [e.ki.liˈβɾaɾ], (with elision) /i.kliˈbɾaɾ/ [i.kliˈβɾaɾ], (with elision) /e.kliˈbɾaɾ/ [e.kliˈβɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ki.liˈbɾa.ɾi/ [i.ki.liˈβɾa.ɾi], /e.ki.liˈbɾa.ɾi/ [e.ki.liˈβɾa.ɾi], (with elision) /i.kliˈbɾa.ɾi/ [i.kliˈβɾa.ɾi], (with elision) /e.kliˈbɾa.ɾi/ [e.kliˈβɾa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: e‧qui‧li‧brar

Verb

equilibrar (first-person singular present equilibro, first-person singular preterite equilibrei, past participle equilibrado)

1. (transitive) to balance, equilibrate

Conjugation

	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	equilibrar
Personal	equilibrar	equilibrares	equilibrar	equilibrarmos	equilibrardes	equilibrarem
Gerund
	equilibrando
Past participle
Masculine	equilibrado			equilibrados
Feminine	equilibrada			equilibradas
Indicative
Present	equilibro	equilibras	equilibra	equilibramos	equilibrais	equilibram
Imperfect	equilibrava	equilibravas	equilibrava	equilibrávamos	equilibráveis	equilibravam
Preterite	equilibrei	equilibraste	equilibrou	equilibramos1, equilibrámos2	equilibrastes	equilibraram
Pluperfect	equilibrara	equilibraras	equilibrara	equilibráramos	equilibráreis	equilibraram
Future	equilibrarei	equilibrarás	equilibrará	equilibraremos	equilibrareis	equilibrarão
Conditional	equilibraria	equilibrarias	equilibraria	equilibraríamos	equilibraríeis	equilibrariam
Subjunctive
Present	equilibre	equilibres	equilibre	equilibremos	equilibreis	equilibrem
Imperfect	equilibrasse	equilibrasses	equilibrasse	equilibrássemos	equilibrásseis	equilibrassem
Future	equilibrar	equilibrares	equilibrar	equilibrarmos	equilibrardes	equilibrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		equilibra	equilibre	equilibremos	equilibrai	equilibrem
Negative (não)		não equilibres	não equilibre	não equilibremos	não equilibreis	não equilibrem

    Conjugation of equilibrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• equilíbrio

Further reading

• “equilibrar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “equilibrar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “equilibrar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “equilibrar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “equilibrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “equilibrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *aequilībrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiliˈbɾaɾ/ [e.ki.liˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧li‧brar

Verb

equilibrar (first-person singular present equilibro, first-person singular preterite equilibré, past participle equilibrado)

1. (transitive) to balance

   Synonym: balancear

2. (reflexive) to even out
3. (reflexive) to equilibrate

Conjugation

infinitive			equilibrar
gerund			equilibrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		equilibrado		equilibrada
		plural		equilibrados		equilibradas
		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	equilibro	equilibrastú equilibrásvos	equilibra	equilibramos	equilibráis	equilibran
	imperfect	equilibraba	equilibrabas	equilibraba	equilibrábamos	equilibrabais	equilibraban
	preterite	equilibré	equilibraste	equilibró	equilibramos	equilibrasteis	equilibraron
	future	equilibraré	equilibrarás	equilibrará	equilibraremos	equilibraréis	equilibrarán
	conditional	equilibraría	equilibrarías	equilibraría	equilibraríamos	equilibraríais	equilibrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	equilibre	equilibrestú equilibrésvos2	equilibre	equilibremos	equilibréis	equilibren
	imperfect (ra)	equilibrara	equilibraras	equilibrara	equilibráramos	equilibrarais	equilibraran
	imperfect (se)	equilibrase	equilibrases	equilibrase	equilibrásemos	equilibraseis	equilibrasen
	future1	equilibrare	equilibrares	equilibrare	equilibráremos	equilibrareis	equilibraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		equilibratú equilibrávos	equilibre	equilibremos	equilibrad	equilibren
	negative		no equilibres	no equilibre	no equilibremos	no equilibréis	no equilibren

    Conjugation of equilibrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive equilibrar
	dative	equilibrarme	equilibrarte	equilibrarle, equilibrarse	equilibrarnos	equilibraros	equilibrarles, equilibrarse
	accusative	equilibrarme	equilibrarte	equilibrarlo, equilibrarla, equilibrarse	equilibrarnos	equilibraros	equilibrarlos, equilibrarlas, equilibrarse
with gerund equilibrando
	dative	equilibrándome	equilibrándote	equilibrándole, equilibrándose	equilibrándonos	equilibrándoos	equilibrándoles, equilibrándose
	accusative	equilibrándome	equilibrándote	equilibrándolo, equilibrándola, equilibrándose	equilibrándonos	equilibrándoos	equilibrándolos, equilibrándolas, equilibrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative equilibra
	dative	equilíbrame	equilíbrate	equilíbrale	equilíbranos	not used	equilíbrales
	accusative	equilíbrame	equilíbrate	equilíbralo, equilíbrala	equilíbranos	not used	equilíbralos, equilíbralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative equilibrá
	dative	equilibrame	equilibrate	equilibrale	equilibranos	not used	equilibrales
	accusative	equilibrame	equilibrate	equilibralo, equilibrala	equilibranos	not used	equilibralos, equilibralas
with formal second-person singular imperative equilibre
	dative	equilíbreme	not used	equilíbrele, equilíbrese	equilíbrenos	not used	equilíbreles
	accusative	equilíbreme	not used	equilíbrelo, equilíbrela, equilíbrese	equilíbrenos	not used	equilíbrelos, equilíbrelas
with first-person plural imperative equilibremos
	dative	not used	equilibrémoste	equilibrémosle	equilibrémonos	equilibrémoos	equilibrémosles
	accusative	not used	equilibrémoste	equilibrémoslo, equilibrémosla	equilibrémonos	equilibrémoos	equilibrémoslos, equilibrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative equilibrad
	dative	equilibradme	not used	equilibradle	equilibradnos	equilibraos	equilibradles
	accusative	equilibradme	not used	equilibradlo, equilibradla	equilibradnos	equilibraos	equilibradlos, equilibradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative equilibren
	dative	equilíbrenme	not used	equilíbrenle	equilíbrennos	not used	equilíbrenles, equilíbrense
	accusative	equilíbrenme	not used	equilíbrenlo, equilíbrenla	equilíbrennos	not used	equilíbrenlos, equilíbrenlas, equilíbrense

    Selected combined forms of equilibrar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Related terms

• equilibrado
• equilibrio
• equilibrista

 

Further reading

• “equilibrar”, 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