bronzear

Portuguese

Etymology

From bronze +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾõ.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾõ.zeˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾõˈzjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾõˈzjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾõˈzja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bron‧ze‧ar

Verb

bronzear (first-person singular present bronzeio, first-person singular preterite bronzeei, past participle bronzeado)

1. (intransitive, reflexive) to tan (to become tan due to exposure to sun)

   Ela está pegando sol para se bronzear. ― She is sunbathing to get a tan.

2. (transitive) to tan (something or someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bronzear (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	bronzear
Personal	bronzear	bronzeares	bronzear	bronzearmos	bronzeardes	bronzearem
Gerund
	bronzeando
Past participle
Masculine	bronzeado			bronzeados
Feminine	bronzeada			bronzeadas
Indicative
Present	bronzeio	bronzeias	bronzeia	bronzeamos	bronzeais	bronzeiam
Imperfect	bronzeava	bronzeavas	bronzeava	bronzeávamos	bronzeáveis	bronzeavam
Preterite	bronzeei	bronzeaste	bronzeou	bronzeamos1, bronzeámos2	bronzeastes	bronzearam
Pluperfect	bronzeara	bronzearas	bronzeara	bronzeáramos	bronzeáreis	bronzearam
Future	bronzearei	bronzearás	bronzeará	bronzearemos	bronzeareis	bronzearão
Conditional	bronzearia	bronzearias	bronzearia	bronzearíamos	bronzearíeis	bronzeariam
Subjunctive
Present	bronzeie	bronzeies	bronzeie	bronzeemos	bronzeeis	bronzeiem
Imperfect	bronzeasse	bronzeasses	bronzeasse	bronzeássemos	bronzeásseis	bronzeassem
Future	bronzear	bronzeares	bronzear	bronzearmos	bronzeardes	bronzearem
Imperative
Affirmative		bronzeia	bronzeie	bronzeemos	bronzeai	bronzeiem
Negative (não)		não bronzeies	não bronzeie	não bronzeemos	não bronzeeis	não bronzeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• bronzeado
• bronzeador
• bronzeamento

Further reading

• “bronzear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bronzear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “bronzear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025