resbalar

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish resbalar (“to slip”). Doublet of resvalar

Pronunciation

• Homophone: resvalar (Northern Portugal)
• Hyphenation: res‧ba‧lar

Verb

resbalar (first-person singular present resbalo, first-person singular preterite resbalei, past participle resbalado)

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) Alternative form of resvalar

Etymology

From re- +‎ esbarar (“to slide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resbaˈlaɾ/ [rez.β̞aˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: res‧ba‧lar

Verb

resbalar (first-person singular present resbalo, first-person singular preterite resbalé, past participle resbalado)

1. to slip
2. to slide

   Synonym: deslizar

3. to run, roll, trickle (e.g. tears, rain, water)
4. (figurative) to roll (e.g. off one's back)
5. (reflexive) to slip (to make oneself slip)

   Synonym: deslizarse

   Él se resbaló en el hielo.

   He slipped on the ice.

Further reading

• “resbalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10