brisar

Portuguese

Etymology

From brisa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈza(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈza.ɾi/

Verb

brisar (first-person singular present briso, first-person singular preterite brisei, past participle brisado)

1. (Brazil, slang, intransitive) to daydream, to woolgather (to have spontaneous, fantastic, and fanciful thoughts while awake)

   Synonyms: devanear, sonhar acordado, chapar

2. (Brazil, slang, intransitive) to behave inattentively or obliviously

   Synonyms: marcar bobeira, dar bobeira, dar sopa, dar bandeira, marcar touca, vacilar, moscar, panguar

3. (Brazil, slang, intransitive) to divagate

   Synonyms: divagar, viajar, ensimismarse, alhear

Usage notes

Often in gerund, preceded by verb ficar ("to be") + locative aí/lá/ali ("there").

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brisar (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	brisar
Personal	brisar	brisares	brisar	brisarmos	brisardes	brisarem
Gerund
	brisando
Past participle
Masculine	brisado			brisados
Feminine	brisada			brisadas
Indicative
Present	briso	brisas	brisa	brisamos	brisais	brisam
Imperfect	brisava	brisavas	brisava	brisávamos	brisáveis	brisavam
Preterite	brisei	brisaste	brisou	brisamos1, brisámos2	brisastes	brisaram
Pluperfect	brisara	brisaras	brisara	brisáramos	brisáreis	brisaram
Future	brisarei	brisarás	brisará	brisaremos	brisareis	brisarão
Conditional	brisaria	brisarias	brisaria	brisaríamos	brisaríeis	brisariam
Subjunctive
Present	brise	brises	brise	brisemos	briseis	brisem
Imperfect	brisasse	brisasses	brisasse	brisássemos	brisásseis	brisassem
Future	brisar	brisares	brisar	brisarmos	brisardes	brisarem
Imperative
Affirmative		brisa	brise	brisemos	brisai	brisem
Negative (não)		não brises	não brise	não brisemos	não briseis	não brisem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

See also

• brisa