solapar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish solapar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [su.ləˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [so.ləˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [so.laˈpaɾ]

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Verb

solapar (first-person singular present solapo, first-person singular preterite solapí, past participle solapat)

1. to overlap

Conjugation

    Conjugation of solapar (first conjugation)

infinitive			solapar
gerund			solapant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solapat		solapada
		plural		solapats		solapades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solapo	solapes	solapa	solapem	solapeu	solapen
	imperfect	solapava	solapaves	solapava	solapàvem	solapàveu	solapaven
	future	solaparé	solaparàs	solaparà	solaparem	solapareu	solaparan
	preterite	solapí	solapares	solapà	solapàrem	solapàreu	solaparen
	conditional	solaparia	solaparies	solaparia	solaparíem	solaparíeu	solaparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solapi	solapis	solapi	solapem	solapeu	solapin
	imperfect	solapés	solapessis	solapés	solapéssim	solapéssiu	solapessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	solapa	solapi	solapem	solapeu	solapin
	negative (no)	—	no solapis	no solapi	no solapem	no solapeu	no solapin

Related terms

• solapa

Further reading

• “solapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “solapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

solapa +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.laˈpa(ʁ)/ [so.laˈpa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.lɐˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.lɐˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.lɐˈpa.ɾi/

Verb

solapar (first-person singular present solapo, first-person singular preterite solapei, past participle solapado)

1. to undermine; to sap (to dig underneath a building)

   Synonym: minar

2. (figuratively) to undermine (to hinder or sabotage)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of solapar (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	solapar
Personal	solapar	solapares	solapar	solaparmos	solapardes	solaparem
Gerund
	solapando
Past participle
Masculine	solapado			solapados
Feminine	solapada			solapadas
Indicative
Present	solapo	solapas	solapa	solapamos	solapais	solapam
Imperfect	solapava	solapavas	solapava	solapávamos	solapáveis	solapavam
Preterite	solapei	solapaste	solapou	solapamos1, solapámos2	solapastes	solaparam
Pluperfect	solapara	solaparas	solapara	solapáramos	solapáreis	solaparam
Future	solaparei	solaparás	solapará	solaparemos	solapareis	solaparão
Conditional	solaparia	solaparias	solaparia	solaparíamos	solaparíeis	solapariam
Subjunctive
Present	solape	solapes	solape	solapemos	solapeis	solapem
Imperfect	solapasse	solapasses	solapasse	solapássemos	solapásseis	solapassem
Future	solapar	solapares	solapar	solaparmos	solapardes	solaparem
Imperative
Affirmative		solapa	solape	solapemos	solapai	solapem
Negative (não)		não solapes	não solape	não solapemos	não solapeis	não solapem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From solapa (“lapel”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solaˈpaɾ/ [so.laˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: so‧la‧par

Verb

solapar (first-person singular present solapo, first-person singular preterite solapé, past participle solapado)

1. to overlap

   Synonym: traslapar

2. (figuratively) to cover up

   Synonym: encubrir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of solapar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			solapar
gerund			solapando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solapado		solapada
		plural		solapados		solapadas
		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	solapo	solapastú solapásvos	solapa	solapamos	solapáis	solapan
	imperfect	solapaba	solapabas	solapaba	solapábamos	solapabais	solapaban
	preterite	solapé	solapaste	solapó	solapamos	solapasteis	solaparon
	future	solaparé	solaparás	solapará	solaparemos	solaparéis	solaparán
	conditional	solaparía	solaparías	solaparía	solaparíamos	solaparíais	solaparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	solape	solapestú solapésvos2	solape	solapemos	solapéis	solapen
	imperfect (ra)	solapara	solaparas	solapara	solapáramos	solaparais	solaparan
	imperfect (se)	solapase	solapases	solapase	solapásemos	solapaseis	solapasen
	future1	solapare	solapares	solapare	solapáremos	solapareis	solaparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		solapatú solapávos	solape	solapemos	solapad	solapen
	negative		no solapes	no solape	no solapemos	no solapéis	no solapen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of solapar

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 solapar	dative	solaparme	solaparte	solaparle, solaparse	solaparnos	solaparos	solaparles, solaparse
	accusative	solaparme	solaparte	solaparlo, solaparla, solaparse	solaparnos	solaparos	solaparlos, solaparlas, solaparse
with gerund solapando	dative	solapándome	solapándote	solapándole, solapándose	solapándonos	solapándoos	solapándoles, solapándose
	accusative	solapándome	solapándote	solapándolo, solapándola, solapándose	solapándonos	solapándoos	solapándolos, solapándolas, solapándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative solapa	dative	solápame	solápate	solápale	solápanos	not used	solápales
	accusative	solápame	solápate	solápalo, solápala	solápanos	not used	solápalos, solápalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative solapá	dative	solapame	solapate	solapale	solapanos	not used	solapales
	accusative	solapame	solapate	solapalo, solapala	solapanos	not used	solapalos, solapalas
with formal second-person singular imperative solape	dative	solápeme	not used	solápele, solápese	solápenos	not used	solápeles
	accusative	solápeme	not used	solápelo, solápela, solápese	solápenos	not used	solápelos, solápelas
with first-person plural imperative solapemos	dative	not used	solapémoste	solapémosle	solapémonos	solapémoos	solapémosles
	accusative	not used	solapémoste	solapémoslo, solapémosla	solapémonos	solapémoos	solapémoslos, solapémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative solapad	dative	solapadme	not used	solapadle	solapadnos	solapaos	solapadles
	accusative	solapadme	not used	solapadlo, solapadla	solapadnos	solapaos	solapadlos, solapadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative solapen	dative	solápenme	not used	solápenle	solápennos	not used	solápenles, solápense
	accusative	solápenme	not used	solápenlo, solápenla	solápennos	not used	solápenlos, solápenlas, solápense

Derived terms

• solapamiento

Descendants

• → Catalan: solapar

Further reading

• “solapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025