dorar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dorar m (definite singular doraren, indefinite plural dorarar, definite plural dorarane)

1. (historical) an Dorian (member of the Dorians).

Usage notes

• The plural forms dorar (indefinite) and dorane (definite) were co-official prior to the spelling reform of 2012.

Related terms

• dorisk (“Doric”)

See also

• dorer (Bokmål)

References

• “dorar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin deaurāre, from Latin dē- + aurāre (literally “to gild out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈɾaɾ/ [d̪oˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: do‧rar

Verb

dorar (first-person singular present doro, first-person singular preterite doré, past participle dorado)

1. to gild (to cover with gold)

   Synonym: sobredorar

2. (cooking) to brown
3. (reflexive) to go brown

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			dorar
gerund			dorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dorado		dorada
		plural		dorados		doradas
		singular			plural
		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	doro	dorastú dorásvos	dora	doramos	doráis	doran
	imperfect	doraba	dorabas	doraba	dorábamos	dorabais	doraban
	preterite	doré	doraste	doró	doramos	dorasteis	doraron
	future	doraré	dorarás	dorará	doraremos	doraréis	dorarán
	conditional	doraría	dorarías	doraría	doraríamos	doraríais	dorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dore	dorestú dorésvos2	dore	doremos	doréis	doren
	imperfect (ra)	dorara	doraras	dorara	doráramos	dorarais	doraran
	imperfect (se)	dorase	dorases	dorase	dorásemos	doraseis	dorasen
	future1	dorare	dorares	dorare	doráremos	dorareis	doraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		doratú dorávos	dore	doremos	dorad	doren
	negative		no dores	no dore	no doremos	no doréis	no doren

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

    Selected combined forms of dorar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive dorar	dative	dorarme	dorarte	dorarle, dorarse	dorarnos	doraros	dorarles, dorarse
	accusative	dorarme	dorarte	dorarlo, dorarla, dorarse	dorarnos	doraros	dorarlos, dorarlas, dorarse
with gerund dorando	dative	dorándome	dorándote	dorándole, dorándose	dorándonos	dorándoos	dorándoles, dorándose
	accusative	dorándome	dorándote	dorándolo, dorándola, dorándose	dorándonos	dorándoos	dorándolos, dorándolas, dorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative dora	dative	dórame	dórate	dórale	dóranos	not used	dórales
	accusative	dórame	dórate	dóralo, dórala	dóranos	not used	dóralos, dóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative dorá	dative	dorame	dorate	dorale	doranos	not used	dorales
	accusative	dorame	dorate	doralo, dorala	doranos	not used	doralos, doralas
with formal second-person singular imperative dore	dative	dóreme	not used	dórele, dórese	dórenos	not used	dóreles
	accusative	dóreme	not used	dórelo, dórela, dórese	dórenos	not used	dórelos, dórelas
with first-person plural imperative doremos	dative	not used	dorémoste	dorémosle	dorémonos	dorémoos	dorémosles
	accusative	not used	dorémoste	dorémoslo, dorémosla	dorémonos	dorémoos	dorémoslos, dorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dorad	dative	doradme	not used	doradle	doradnos	doraos	doradles
	accusative	doradme	not used	doradlo, doradla	doradnos	doraos	doradlos, doradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative doren	dative	dórenme	not used	dórenle	dórennos	not used	dórenles, dórense
	accusative	dórenme	not used	dórenlo, dórenla	dórennos	not used	dórenlos, dórenlas, dórense

Derived terms

• dorado
• dorador
• dorar la píldora

Related terms

• oro

Further reading

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