rolar

Alternative forms

rular

Etymology

From Old French roeler, from Medieval Latin rotulare (“to roll", "revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of roldar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [roˈlaɾ]

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)

to tumble; to roll
Synonym: rodar
(nautical) to change direction or course
Synonym: virar

Conjugation

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rolar
Personal	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolaren
Gerund
	rolando
Past participle
Masculine	rolado			rolados
Feminine	rolada			roladas
Indicative
Present	rolo	rolas	rola	rolamos	rolades	rolan
Imperfect	rolaba	rolabas	rolaba	rolabamos	rolabades	rolaban
Preterite	rolei	rolaches	rolou	rolamos	rolastes	rolaron
Pluperfect	rolara	rolaras	rolara	rolaramos	rolarades	rolaran
Future	rolarei	rolarás	rolará	rolaremos	rolaredes	rolarán
Conditional	rolaría	rolarías	rolaría	rolariamos	rolariades	rolarían
Subjunctive
Present	role	roles	role	rolemos	roledes	rolen
Imperfect	rolase	rolases	rolase	rolásemos	rolásedes	rolasen
Future	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolaren
Imperative
Affirmative		rola	role	rolemos	rolade	rolen
Negative (non)		non roles	non role	non rolemos	non roledes	non rolen

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Conjugation of rolar

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rolar
Personal	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolarem
Gerund
	rolando
Past participle
Masculine	rolado			rolados
Feminine	rolada			roladas
Indicative
Present	rolo	rolas	rola	rolamos	rolades, rolais	rolam
Imperfect	rolava	rolavas	rolava	rolávamos	rolávades, roláveis, rolávais¹	rolavam
Preterite	rolei	rolaste, rolache¹	rolou	rolamos	rolastes	rolárom, rolaram
Pluperfect	rolara	rolaras	rolara	roláramos	rolárades, roláreis, rolárais¹	rolaram
Future	rolarei	rolarás	rolará	rolaremos	rolaredes, rolareis	rolarám, rolarão
Conditional	rolaria	rolarias	rolaria	rolaríamos	rolaríades, rolaríeis, rolaríais¹	rolariam
Subjunctive
Present	role	roles	role	rolemos	roledes, roleis	rolem
Imperfect	rolasse	rolasses	rolasse	rolássemos	rolássedes, rolásseis	rolassem
Future	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolarem
Imperative
Affirmative		rola	role	rolemos	rolade, rolai	rolem
Negative (nom)		nom roles	nom role	nom rolemos	nom roledes, nom roleis	nom rolem

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Reintegrated conjugation of rolar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

rolo

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rolar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“rolar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rolar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“rolar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rolar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

Borrowed from French rouler, from Old French roler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll, to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈla(ʁ)/ [hoˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈla(ɾ)/ [hoˈla(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈla(ʁ)/ [χoˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈla(ɻ)/ [hoˈla(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈla.ɾi/

Hyphenation: ro‧lar

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)

to roll (to revolve or cause to revolve)
Synonyms: girar, virar, rodar, rodopiar

rolar os dados ― roll the dice
(of a vehicle with wheels) to move
to roam; to wander
Synonyms: passear, perambular, vaguear, vagar, rondar
(Brazil, slang) to happen
Synonyms: acontecer, ocorrer, haver, ter

Não viu o caos que rolou no show de Taylor Swift pelo calor?
Didn't you see the chaos that happened at Taylor Swift's concert 'cause of the heat?
- 2001, “Festa”, in Festa, performed by Ivete Sangalo:
  Avisou... Avisou... Avisou... Avisou...
  Que vai rolar a festa! Vai rolar!
  O povo do gueto mandou avisar...
  Que vai rolar a festa! Vai rolar!
  (She) warned... (She) warned... (She) warned... (She) warned...
  That the party will happen! It will happen!
  The ghetto people told (her) to warn us...
  That the party will happen! It will happen!
(Brazil, slang, of (often illegal) objects, etc.) to circulate
Synonym: circular

Rola droga aqui nessas bandas.
Drugs circulate in this area.

Conjugation

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	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	rolar
Personal	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolarem
Gerund
	rolando
Past participle
Masculine	rolado			rolados
Feminine	rolada			roladas
Indicative
Present	rolo	rolas	rola	rolamos	rolais	rolam
Imperfect	rolava	rolavas	rolava	rolávamos	roláveis	rolavam
Preterite	rolei	rolaste	rolou	rolamos¹, rolámos²	rolastes	rolaram
Pluperfect	rolara	rolaras	rolara	roláramos	roláreis	rolaram
Future	rolarei	rolarás	rolará	rolaremos	rolareis	rolarão
Conditional	rolaria	rolarias	rolaria	rolaríamos	rolaríeis	rolariam
Subjunctive
Present	role	roles	role	rolemos	roleis	rolem
Imperfect	rolasse	rolasses	rolasse	rolássemos	rolásseis	rolassem
Future	rolar	rolares	rolar	rolarmos	rolardes	rolarem
Imperative
Affirmative		rola	role	rolemos	rolai	rolem
Negative (não)		não roles	não role	não rolemos	não roleis	não rolem

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Conjugation of rolar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

rola-bosta

Related terms

rola
roladeira
rolado
rolador
rolagem
rolamento
rolante
rolão
roleta
roliço
rolim
rolo
rotular

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roˈlaɾ/ [roˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ro‧lar

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolé, past participle rolado)

to veer round

Conjugation

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		singular			plural
infinitive			rolar
gerund			rolando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rolado		rolada
		plural		rolados		roladas
		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	rolo	rolas^{^tú} rolás^{^vos}	rola	rolamos	roláis	rolan
	imperfect	rolaba	rolabas	rolaba	rolábamos	rolabais	rolaban
	preterite	rolé	rolaste	roló	rolamos	rolasteis	rolaron
	future	rolaré	rolarás	rolará	rolaremos	rolaréis	rolarán
	conditional	rolaría	rolarías	rolaría	rolaríamos	rolaríais	rolarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	role	roles^{^tú} rolés^{^vos²}	role	rolemos	roléis	rolen
	imperfect (ra)	rolara	rolaras	rolara	roláramos	rolarais	rolaran
	imperfect (se)	rolase	rolases	rolase	rolásemos	rolaseis	rolasen
	future¹	rolare	rolares	rolare	roláremos	rolareis	rolaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		rola^{^tú} rolá^{^vos}	role	rolemos	rolad	rolen
	negative		no roles	no role	no rolemos	no roléis	no rolen

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Conjugation of rolar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

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		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive rolar	dative	rolarme	rolarte	rolarle, rolarse	rolarnos	rolaros	rolarles, rolarse
with infinitive rolar	accusative	rolarme	rolarte	rolarlo, rolarla, rolarse	rolarnos	rolaros	rolarlos, rolarlas, rolarse

with gerund rolando	dative	rolándome	rolándote	rolándole, rolándose	rolándonos	rolándoos	rolándoles, rolándose
with gerund rolando	accusative	rolándome	rolándote	rolándolo, rolándola, rolándose	rolándonos	rolándoos	rolándolos, rolándolas, rolándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative rola	dative	rólame	rólate	rólale	rólanos	not used	rólales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative rola	accusative	rólame	rólate	rólalo, rólala	rólanos	not used	rólalos, rólalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative rolá	dative	rolame	rolate	rolale	rolanos	not used	rolales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rolá	accusative	rolame	rolate	rolalo, rolala	rolanos	not used	rolalos, rolalas

with formal second-person singular imperative role	dative	róleme	not used	rólele, rólese	rólenos	not used	róleles
with formal second-person singular imperative role	accusative	róleme	not used	rólelo, rólela, rólese	rólenos	not used	rólelos, rólelas

with first-person plural imperative rolemos	dative	not used	rolémoste	rolémosle	rolémonos	rolémoos	rolémosles
with first-person plural imperative rolemos	accusative	not used	rolémoste	rolémoslo, rolémosla	rolémonos	rolémoos	rolémoslos, rolémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative rolad	dative	roladme	not used	roladle	roladnos	rolaos	roladles
with informal second-person plural imperative rolad	accusative	roladme	not used	roladlo, roladla	roladnos	rolaos	roladlos, roladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative rolen	dative	rólenme	not used	rólenle	rólennos	not used	rólenles, rólense
with formal second-person plural imperative rolen	accusative	rólenme	not used	rólenlo, rólenla	rólennos	not used	rólenlos, rólenlas, rólense

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rolar

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