repelir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repellere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.peˈli(ʁ)/ [he.peˈli(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.peˈli(ʁ)/ [he.peˈli(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.peˈli(ɾ)/ [he.peˈli(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.peˈli(ʁ)/ [χe.peˈli(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.peˈli(ɻ)/ [he.peˈli(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɨˈliɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɨˈliɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɨˈli.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pe‧lir

Verb

repelir (first-person singular present repilo, third-person singular present repele, first-person singular preterite repeli, past participle repelido) (Brazil)
repelir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present repele, first-person singular preterite repeli, past participle repelido) (Portugal)

1. to repel (to push away)

Conjugation

Brazil

    Conjugation of repelir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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	repelir
Personal	repelir	repelires	repelir	repelirmos	repelirdes	repelirem
Gerund
	repelindo
Past participle
Masculine	repelido			repelidos
Feminine	repelida			repelidas
Indicative
Present	repilo	repeles	repele	repelimos	repelis	repelem
Imperfect	repelia	repelias	repelia	repelíamos	repelíeis	repeliam
Preterite	repeli	repeliste	repeliu	repelimos	repelistes	repeliram
Pluperfect	repelira	repeliras	repelira	repelíramos	repelíreis	repeliram
Future	repelirei	repelirás	repelirá	repeliremos	repelireis	repelirão
Conditional	repeliria	repelirias	repeliria	repeliríamos	repeliríeis	repeliriam
Subjunctive
Present	repila	repilas	repila	repilamos	repilais	repilam
Imperfect	repelisse	repelisses	repelisse	repelíssemos	repelísseis	repelissem
Future	repelir	repelires	repelir	repelirmos	repelirdes	repelirem
Imperative
Affirmative		repele	repila	repilamos	repeli	repilam
Negative (não)		não repilas	não repila	não repilamos	não repilais	não repilam

Portugal

    Conjugation of repelir (defective) (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	repelir
Personal	repelir	repelires	repelir	repelirmos	repelirdes	repelirem
Gerund
	repelindo
Past participle
Masculine	repelido			repelidos
Feminine	repelida			repelidas
Indicative
Present	—	repeles	repele	repelimos	repelis	repelem
Imperfect	repelia	repelias	repelia	repelíamos	repelíeis	repeliam
Preterite	repeli	repeliste	repeliu	repelimos	repelistes	repeliram
Pluperfect	repelira	repeliras	repelira	repelíramos	repelíreis	repeliram
Future	repelirei	repelirás	repelirá	repeliremos	repelireis	repelirão
Conditional	repeliria	repelirias	repeliria	repeliríamos	repeliríeis	repeliriam
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	—	—	—	—
Imperfect	repelisse	repelisses	repelisse	repelíssemos	repelísseis	repelissem
Future	repelir	repelires	repelir	repelirmos	repelirdes	repelirem
Imperative
Affirmative		repele	—	—	repeli	—
Negative (não)		—	—	—	—	—

Further reading

• “repelir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025