ricochetear

Portuguese

Etymology

From ricochete +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [hi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [hi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ɾ)/ [hi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [χi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ɻ)/ [hi.ko.ʃe.teˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ku.ʃɨˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ku.ʃɨˈtjaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ku.t͡ʃɨˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ku.ʃɨˈtja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ri‧co‧che‧te‧ar

Verb

ricochetear (first-person singular present ricocheteio, first-person singular preterite ricocheteei, past participle ricocheteado)

1. to skim, to ricochet (rebound off something in a random direction)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ricochetear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	ricochetear
Personal	ricochetear	ricocheteares	ricochetear	ricochetearmos	ricocheteardes	ricochetearem
Gerund
	ricocheteando
Past participle
Masculine	ricocheteado			ricocheteados
Feminine	ricocheteada			ricocheteadas
Indicative
Present	ricocheteio	ricocheteias	ricocheteia	ricocheteamos	ricocheteais	ricocheteiam
Imperfect	ricocheteava	ricocheteavas	ricocheteava	ricocheteávamos	ricocheteáveis	ricocheteavam
Preterite	ricocheteei	ricocheteaste	ricocheteou	ricocheteamos1, ricocheteámos2	ricocheteastes	ricochetearam
Pluperfect	ricocheteara	ricochetearas	ricocheteara	ricocheteáramos	ricocheteáreis	ricochetearam
Future	ricochetearei	ricochetearás	ricocheteará	ricochetearemos	ricocheteareis	ricochetearão
Conditional	ricochetearia	ricochetearias	ricochetearia	ricochetearíamos	ricochetearíeis	ricocheteariam
Subjunctive
Present	ricocheteie	ricocheteies	ricocheteie	ricocheteemos	ricocheteeis	ricocheteiem
Imperfect	ricocheteasse	ricocheteasses	ricocheteasse	ricocheteássemos	ricocheteásseis	ricocheteassem
Future	ricochetear	ricocheteares	ricochetear	ricochetearmos	ricocheteardes	ricochetearem
Imperative
Affirmative		ricocheteia	ricocheteie	ricocheteemos	ricocheteai	ricocheteiem
Negative (não)		não ricocheteies	não ricocheteie	não ricocheteemos	não ricocheteeis	não ricocheteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “ricochetear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024