florear

Portuguese

Etymology

From flor +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾja(ʁ)/ [floˈɾja(h)], /flo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾja(ʁ)/ [floˈɾja(h)], /flo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [flo.ɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾja(ɾ)/, /flo.ɾeˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾja(ʁ)/ [floˈɾja(χ)], /flo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [flo.ɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾja(ɻ)/, /flo.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /flo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: flo‧re‧ar

Verb

florear (first-person singular present floreio, first-person singular preterite floreei, past participle floreado)

1. to plant flowers
2. to blossom (to open into blossoms)
3. (figuratively) to embroider (to add imaginary detail to a narrative)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of florear (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	florear
Personal	florear	floreares	florear	florearmos	floreardes	florearem
Gerund
	floreando
Past participle
Masculine	floreado			floreados
Feminine	floreada			floreadas
Indicative
Present	floreio	floreias	floreia	floreamos	floreais	floreiam
Imperfect	floreava	floreavas	floreava	floreávamos	floreáveis	floreavam
Preterite	floreei	floreaste	floreou	floreamos1, floreámos2	floreastes	florearam
Pluperfect	floreara	florearas	floreara	floreáramos	floreáreis	florearam
Future	florearei	florearás	floreará	florearemos	floreareis	florearão
Conditional	florearia	florearias	florearia	florearíamos	florearíeis	floreariam
Subjunctive
Present	floreie	floreies	floreie	floreemos	floreeis	floreiem
Imperfect	floreasse	floreasses	floreasse	floreássemos	floreásseis	floreassem
Future	florear	floreares	florear	florearmos	floreardes	florearem
Imperative
Affirmative		floreia	floreie	floreemos	floreai	floreiem
Negative (não)		não floreies	não floreie	não floreemos	não floreeis	não floreiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• floreio

Related terms

• flor
• florescer
• florir

Further reading

• “florear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “florear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “florear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From flor +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floɾeˈaɾ/ [flo.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: flo‧re‧ar

Verb

florear (first-person singular present floreo, first-person singular preterite floreé, past participle floreado)

1. to flower

   Synonym: florecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of florear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			florear
gerund			floreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		floreado		floreada
		plural		floreados		floreadas
		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	floreo	floreastú floreásvos	florea	floreamos	floreáis	florean
	imperfect	floreaba	floreabas	floreaba	floreábamos	floreabais	floreaban
	preterite	floreé	floreaste	floreó	floreamos	floreasteis	florearon
	future	florearé	florearás	floreará	florearemos	florearéis	florearán
	conditional	florearía	florearías	florearía	florearíamos	florearíais	florearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	floree	floreestú floreésvos2	floree	floreemos	floreéis	floreen
	imperfect (ra)	floreara	florearas	floreara	floreáramos	florearais	florearan
	imperfect (se)	florease	floreases	florease	floreásemos	floreaseis	floreasen
	future1	floreare	floreares	floreare	floreáremos	floreareis	florearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		floreatú floreávos	floree	floreemos	floread	floreen
	negative		no florees	no floree	no floreemos	no floreéis	no floreen

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

Derived terms

• floreo

Further reading

• “florear”, 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
• “florear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010