baldar

See also: Baldar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəlˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [balˈdaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [balˈda]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish baldar.

Verb

baldar (first-person singular present baldo, first-person singular preterite baldí, past participle baldat)

1. to maim, to cripple
2. (figurative) to exhaust, to wear out

Derived terms

• baldadura

Etymology 2

Related to balda (“pivot”).

Verb

baldar (first-person singular present baldo, first-person singular preterite baldí, past participle baldat)

1. to sway

   Synonym: gronxar

Related terms

• balder

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of baldar (first conjugation)

infinitive			baldar
gerund			baldant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		baldat		baldada
		plural		baldats		baldades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	baldo	baldes	balda	baldem	baldeu	balden
	imperfect	baldava	baldaves	baldava	baldàvem	baldàveu	baldaven
	future	baldaré	baldaràs	baldarà	baldarem	baldareu	baldaran
	preterite	baldí	baldares	baldà	baldàrem	baldàreu	baldaren
	conditional	baldaria	baldaries	baldaria	baldaríem	baldaríeu	baldarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	baldi	baldis	baldi	baldem	baldeu	baldin
	imperfect	baldés	baldessis	baldés	baldéssim	baldéssiu	baldessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	balda	baldi	baldem	baldeu	baldin
	negative (no)	—	no baldis	no baldi	no baldem	no baldeu	no baldin

Further reading

• “baldar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “baldar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “baldar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “baldar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid; null; futile”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈda(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯ˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈda(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯ˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bawˈda(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯ˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bawˈda(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯ˈda(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bawˈda(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯ˈda(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈdaɾ/ [baɫˈdaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈdaɾ/ [baɫˈdaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈda.ɾi/ [baɫˈda.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: bal‧dar

Verb

baldar (first-person singular present baldo, first-person singular preterite baldei, past participle baldado)

1. (Brazil) to make useless; to cause to fail

   O acidente baldou nossa tentativa.

   The accident made our attempt fail.

2. (Portugal, slang) to skive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of baldar (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	baldar
Personal	baldar	baldares	baldar	baldarmos	baldardes	baldarem
Gerund
	baldando
Past participle
Masculine	baldado			baldados
Feminine	baldada			baldadas
Indicative
Present	baldo	baldas	balda	baldamos	baldais	baldam
Imperfect	baldava	baldavas	baldava	baldávamos	baldáveis	baldavam
Preterite	baldei	baldaste	baldou	baldamos1, baldámos2	baldastes	baldaram
Pluperfect	baldara	baldaras	baldara	baldáramos	baldáreis	baldaram
Future	baldarei	baldarás	baldará	baldaremos	baldareis	baldarão
Conditional	baldaria	baldarias	baldaria	baldaríamos	baldaríeis	baldariam
Subjunctive
Present	balde	baldes	balde	baldemos	baldeis	baldem
Imperfect	baldasse	baldasses	baldasse	baldássemos	baldásseis	baldassem
Future	baldar	baldares	baldar	baldarmos	baldardes	baldarem
Imperative
Affirmative		balda	balde	baldemos	baldai	baldem
Negative (não)		não baldes	não balde	não baldemos	não baldeis	não baldem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• frustrar

Related terms

• baldado

Further reading

• “baldar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “baldar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From balde (“in vain”) +‎ -ar, from Andalusian Arabic بَاطِل (báṭil), ultimately from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid, null, futile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdaɾ/ [bal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bal‧dar

Verb

baldar (first-person singular present baldo, first-person singular preterite baldé, past participle baldado)

1. to cripple

   Synonym: lisiar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of baldar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			baldar
gerund			baldando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		baldado		baldada
		plural		baldados		baldadas
		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	baldo	baldastú baldásvos	balda	baldamos	baldáis	baldan
	imperfect	baldaba	baldabas	baldaba	baldábamos	baldabais	baldaban
	preterite	baldé	baldaste	baldó	baldamos	baldasteis	baldaron
	future	baldaré	baldarás	baldará	baldaremos	baldaréis	baldarán
	conditional	baldaría	baldarías	baldaría	baldaríamos	baldaríais	baldarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balde	baldestú baldésvos2	balde	baldemos	baldéis	balden
	imperfect (ra)	baldara	baldaras	baldara	baldáramos	baldarais	baldaran
	imperfect (se)	baldase	baldases	baldase	baldásemos	baldaseis	baldasen
	future1	baldare	baldares	baldare	baldáremos	baldareis	baldaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		baldatú baldávos	balde	baldemos	baldad	balden
	negative		no baldes	no balde	no baldemos	no baldéis	no balden

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

Related terms

• balde

Further reading

• “baldar”, 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