trapacear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.pa.seˈa(ʁ)/ [tɾa.pa.seˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.pɐˈsjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.pɐˈsjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.pɐˈsja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: tra‧pa‧ce‧ar

Verb

trapacear (first-person singular present trapaceio, first-person singular preterite trapaceei, past participle trapaceado)

1. to cheat (violate rules to gain advantage)

   Synonym: roubar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trapacear (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	trapacear
Personal	trapacear	trapaceares	trapacear	trapacearmos	trapaceardes	trapacearem
Gerund
	trapaceando
Past participle
Masculine	trapaceado			trapaceados
Feminine	trapaceada			trapaceadas
Indicative
Present	trapaceio	trapaceias	trapaceia	trapaceamos	trapaceais	trapaceiam
Imperfect	trapaceava	trapaceavas	trapaceava	trapaceávamos	trapaceáveis	trapaceavam
Preterite	trapaceei	trapaceaste	trapaceou	trapaceamos1, trapaceámos2	trapaceastes	trapacearam
Pluperfect	trapaceara	trapacearas	trapaceara	trapaceáramos	trapaceáreis	trapacearam
Future	trapacearei	trapacearás	trapaceará	trapacearemos	trapaceareis	trapacearão
Conditional	trapacearia	trapacearias	trapacearia	trapacearíamos	trapacearíeis	trapaceariam
Subjunctive
Present	trapaceie	trapaceies	trapaceie	trapaceemos	trapaceeis	trapaceiem
Imperfect	trapaceasse	trapaceasses	trapaceasse	trapaceássemos	trapaceásseis	trapaceassem
Future	trapacear	trapaceares	trapacear	trapacearmos	trapaceardes	trapacearem
Imperative
Affirmative		trapaceia	trapaceie	trapaceemos	trapaceai	trapaceiem
Negative (não)		não trapaceies	não trapaceie	não trapaceemos	não trapaceeis	não trapaceiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• trapazar

Etymology

From trapaza +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾapaθeˈaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.pa.θeˈaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /tɾapaseˈaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.pa.seˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tra‧pa‧ce‧ar

Verb

trapacear (first-person singular present trapaceo, first-person singular preterite trapaceé, past participle trapaceado)

1. (intransitive) to cheat, swindle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trapacear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			trapacear
gerund			trapaceando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		trapaceado		trapaceada
		plural		trapaceados		trapaceadas
		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	trapaceo	trapaceastú trapaceásvos	trapacea	trapaceamos	trapaceáis	trapacean
	imperfect	trapaceaba	trapaceabas	trapaceaba	trapaceábamos	trapaceabais	trapaceaban
	preterite	trapaceé	trapaceaste	trapaceó	trapaceamos	trapaceasteis	trapacearon
	future	trapacearé	trapacearás	trapaceará	trapacearemos	trapacearéis	trapacearán
	conditional	trapacearía	trapacearías	trapacearía	trapacearíamos	trapacearíais	trapacearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	trapacee	trapaceestú trapaceésvos2	trapacee	trapaceemos	trapaceéis	trapaceen
	imperfect (ra)	trapaceara	trapacearas	trapaceara	trapaceáramos	trapacearais	trapacearan
	imperfect (se)	trapacease	trapaceases	trapacease	trapaceásemos	trapaceaseis	trapaceasen
	future1	trapaceare	trapaceares	trapaceare	trapaceáremos	trapaceareis	trapacearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		trapaceatú trapaceávos	trapacee	trapaceemos	trapacead	trapaceen
	negative		no trapacees	no trapacee	no trapaceemos	no trapaceéis	no trapaceen

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

    Selected combined forms of trapacear

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 trapacear	dative	trapacearme	trapacearte	trapacearle, trapacearse	trapacearnos	trapacearos	trapacearles, trapacearse
	accusative	trapacearme	trapacearte	trapacearlo, trapacearla, trapacearse	trapacearnos	trapacearos	trapacearlos, trapacearlas, trapacearse
with gerund trapaceando	dative	trapaceándome	trapaceándote	trapaceándole, trapaceándose	trapaceándonos	trapaceándoos	trapaceándoles, trapaceándose
	accusative	trapaceándome	trapaceándote	trapaceándolo, trapaceándola, trapaceándose	trapaceándonos	trapaceándoos	trapaceándolos, trapaceándolas, trapaceándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative trapacea	dative	trapacéame	trapacéate	trapacéale	trapacéanos	not used	trapacéales
	accusative	trapacéame	trapacéate	trapacéalo, trapacéala	trapacéanos	not used	trapacéalos, trapacéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative trapaceá	dative	trapaceame	trapaceate	trapaceale	trapaceanos	not used	trapaceales
	accusative	trapaceame	trapaceate	trapacealo, trapaceala	trapaceanos	not used	trapacealos, trapacealas
with formal second-person singular imperative trapacee	dative	trapacéeme	not used	trapacéele, trapacéese	trapacéenos	not used	trapacéeles
	accusative	trapacéeme	not used	trapacéelo, trapacéela, trapacéese	trapacéenos	not used	trapacéelos, trapacéelas
with first-person plural imperative trapaceemos	dative	not used	trapaceémoste	trapaceémosle	trapaceémonos	trapaceémoos	trapaceémosles
	accusative	not used	trapaceémoste	trapaceémoslo, trapaceémosla	trapaceémonos	trapaceémoos	trapaceémoslos, trapaceémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative trapacead	dative	trapaceadme	not used	trapaceadle	trapaceadnos	trapaceaos	trapaceadles
	accusative	trapaceadme	not used	trapaceadlo, trapaceadla	trapaceadnos	trapaceaos	trapaceadlos, trapaceadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative trapaceen	dative	trapacéenme	not used	trapacéenle	trapacéennos	not used	trapacéenles, trapacéense
	accusative	trapacéenme	not used	trapacéenlo, trapacéenla	trapacéennos	not used	trapacéenlos, trapacéenlas, trapacéense

Related terms

• trapacería
• trapacero

Further reading

• “trapacear”, 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