regatear

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *recaptare, from Latin re +‎ captare (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɣateˈaɾ/

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateo, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado)
regatear (first-person singular present regateio, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (dated) to resell
   • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:

     Iten que regaton nen regateira nen outra persona algũa non seja ousado de conprar enna çidade nen fora dela duas legoas arredor cousa algũa para a regatar et vender outra ves so pena adeante contiuda.

     Item, that no reseller, man or woman, nor anyone else, dares to buy —in this city or outside of it two leagues around— anything for reselling and selling again under the penalty that is set forth

2. to haggle

   Synonym: relear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regatear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regatear
Personal	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearen
Gerund
	regateando
Past participle
Masculine	regateado			regateados
Feminine	regateada			regateadas
Indicative
Present	regateo	regateas	regatea	regateamos	regateades	regatean
Imperfect	regateaba	regateabas	regateaba	regateabamos	regateabades	regateaban
Preterite	regateei	regateaches	regateou	regateamos	regateastes	regatearon
Pluperfect	regateara	regatearas	regateara	regatearamos	regatearades	regatearan
Future	regatearei	regatearás	regateará	regatearemos	regatearedes	regatearán
Conditional	regatearía	regatearías	regatearía	regateariamos	regateariades	regatearían
Subjunctive
Present	regatee	regatees	regatee	regateemos	regateedes	regateen
Imperfect	regatease	regateases	regatease	regateásemos	regateásedes	regateasen
Future	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearen
Imperative
Affirmative		regatea	regatee	regateemos	regateade	regateen
Negative (non)		non regatees	non regatee	non regateemos	non regateedes	non regateen

    Reintegrated conjugation of regatear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regatear
Personal	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearem
Gerund
	regateando
Past participle
Masculine	regateado			regateados
Feminine	regateada			regateadas
Indicative
Present	regateio, regateo1	regateias, regateas1	regateia, regatea1	regateamos	regateades, regateais	regateiam, regateam1
Imperfect	regateava	regateavas	regateava	regateávamos	regateávades, regateáveis, regateávais1	regateavam
Preterite	regateei	regateaste, regateache1	regateou	regateamos	regateastes	regateárom, regatearam
Pluperfect	regateara	regatearas	regateara	regateáramos	regateárades, regateáreis, regateárais1	regatearam
Future	regatearei	regatearás	regateará	regatearemos	regatearedes, regateareis	regatearám, regatearão
Conditional	regatearia	regatearias	regatearia	regatearíamos	regatearíades, regatearíeis, regatearíais1	regateariam
Subjunctive
Present	regateie, regatee1	regateies, regatees1	regateie, regatee1	regateemos	regateedes, regateeis	regateiem, regateem1
Imperfect	regateasse	regateasses	regateasse	regateássemos	regateássedes, regateásseis	regateassem
Future	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearem
Imperative
Affirmative		regateia, regatea1	regateie, regatee1	regateemos	regateade, regateai	regateiem, regateem1
Negative (nom)		nom regateies, nom regatees1	nom regateie, nom regatee1	nom regateemos	nom regateedes, nom regateeis	nom regateiem, nom regateem1

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• regateiro
• regatón

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “regatar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “regatear”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regatear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “regatear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “regatear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “regatear”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “regatear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• regatar

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *recaptāre, from Latin re- + captāre (“to take”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈtjaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈtjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈtjaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈtjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈtja.ɾi/

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateio, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado)

1. to haggle over

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regatear (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	regatear
Personal	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearem
Gerund
	regateando
Past participle
Masculine	regateado			regateados
Feminine	regateada			regateadas
Indicative
Present	regateio	regateias	regateia	regateamos	regateais	regateiam
Imperfect	regateava	regateavas	regateava	regateávamos	regateáveis	regateavam
Preterite	regateei	regateaste	regateou	regateamos1, regateámos2	regateastes	regatearam
Pluperfect	regateara	regatearas	regateara	regateáramos	regateáreis	regatearam
Future	regatearei	regatearás	regateará	regatearemos	regateareis	regatearão
Conditional	regatearia	regatearias	regatearia	regatearíamos	regatearíeis	regateariam
Subjunctive
Present	regateie	regateies	regateie	regateemos	regateeis	regateiem
Imperfect	regateasse	regateasses	regateasse	regateássemos	regateásseis	regateassem
Future	regatear	regateares	regatear	regatearmos	regateardes	regatearem
Imperative
Affirmative		regateia	regateie	regateemos	regateai	regateiem
Negative (não)		não regateies	não regateie	não regateemos	não regateeis	não regateiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡateˈaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞a.t̪eˈaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ga‧te‧ar

Etymology 1

From recatear, from recatar, from Vulgar Latin *recaptāre, from Latin re- + captō (“to take”).

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateo, first-person singular preterite regateé, past participle regateado)

1. alternative form of recatear
2. (Spain, soccer) to dribble

   Synonyms: gambetear, bailar, driblear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			regatear
gerund			regateando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regateado		regateada
		plural		regateados		regateadas
		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	regateo	regateastú regateásvos	regatea	regateamos	regateáis	regatean
	imperfect	regateaba	regateabas	regateaba	regateábamos	regateabais	regateaban
	preterite	regateé	regateaste	regateó	regateamos	regateasteis	regatearon
	future	regatearé	regatearás	regateará	regatearemos	regatearéis	regatearán
	conditional	regatearía	regatearías	regatearía	regatearíamos	regatearíais	regatearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regatee	regateestú regateésvos2	regatee	regateemos	regateéis	regateen
	imperfect (ra)	regateara	regatearas	regateara	regateáramos	regatearais	regatearan
	imperfect (se)	regatease	regateases	regatease	regateásemos	regateaseis	regateasen
	future1	regateare	regateares	regateare	regateáremos	regateareis	regatearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		regateatú regateávos	regatee	regateemos	regatead	regateen
	negative		no regatees	no regatee	no regateemos	no regateéis	no regateen

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

    Selected combined forms of regatear

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 regatear	dative	regatearme	regatearte	regatearle, regatearse	regatearnos	regatearos	regatearles, regatearse
	accusative	regatearme	regatearte	regatearlo, regatearla, regatearse	regatearnos	regatearos	regatearlos, regatearlas, regatearse
with gerund regateando	dative	regateándome	regateándote	regateándole, regateándose	regateándonos	regateándoos	regateándoles, regateándose
	accusative	regateándome	regateándote	regateándolo, regateándola, regateándose	regateándonos	regateándoos	regateándolos, regateándolas, regateándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative regatea	dative	regatéame	regatéate	regatéale	regatéanos	not used	regatéales
	accusative	regatéame	regatéate	regatéalo, regatéala	regatéanos	not used	regatéalos, regatéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative regateá	dative	regateame	regateate	regateale	regateanos	not used	regateales
	accusative	regateame	regateate	regatealo, regateala	regateanos	not used	regatealos, regatealas
with formal second-person singular imperative regatee	dative	regatéeme	not used	regatéele, regatéese	regatéenos	not used	regatéeles
	accusative	regatéeme	not used	regatéelo, regatéela, regatéese	regatéenos	not used	regatéelos, regatéelas
with first-person plural imperative regateemos	dative	not used	regateémoste	regateémosle	regateémonos	regateémoos	regateémosles
	accusative	not used	regateémoste	regateémoslo, regateémosla	regateémonos	regateémoos	regateémoslos, regateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative regatead	dative	regateadme	not used	regateadle	regateadnos	regateaos	regateadles
	accusative	regateadme	not used	regateadlo, regateadla	regateadnos	regateaos	regateadlos, regateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative regateen	dative	regatéenme	not used	regatéenle	regatéennos	not used	regatéenles, regatéense
	accusative	regatéenme	not used	regatéenlo, regatéenla	regatéennos	not used	regatéenlos, regatéenlas, regatéense

Derived terms

• regateador
• regateo

Etymology 2

From regata.

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateo, first-person singular preterite regateé, past participle regateado)

1. (nautical) to race

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			regatear
gerund			regateando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regateado		regateada
		plural		regateados		regateadas
		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	regateo	regateastú regateásvos	regatea	regateamos	regateáis	regatean
	imperfect	regateaba	regateabas	regateaba	regateábamos	regateabais	regateaban
	preterite	regateé	regateaste	regateó	regateamos	regateasteis	regatearon
	future	regatearé	regatearás	regateará	regatearemos	regatearéis	regatearán
	conditional	regatearía	regatearías	regatearía	regatearíamos	regatearíais	regatearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regatee	regateestú regateésvos2	regatee	regateemos	regateéis	regateen
	imperfect (ra)	regateara	regatearas	regateara	regateáramos	regatearais	regatearan
	imperfect (se)	regatease	regateases	regatease	regateásemos	regateaseis	regateasen
	future1	regateare	regateares	regateare	regateáremos	regateareis	regatearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		regateatú regateávos	regatee	regateemos	regatead	regateen
	negative		no regatees	no regatee	no regateemos	no regateéis	no regateen

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

    Selected combined forms of regatear

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 regatear	dative	regatearme	regatearte	regatearle, regatearse	regatearnos	regatearos	regatearles, regatearse
	accusative	regatearme	regatearte	regatearlo, regatearla, regatearse	regatearnos	regatearos	regatearlos, regatearlas, regatearse
with gerund regateando	dative	regateándome	regateándote	regateándole, regateándose	regateándonos	regateándoos	regateándoles, regateándose
	accusative	regateándome	regateándote	regateándolo, regateándola, regateándose	regateándonos	regateándoos	regateándolos, regateándolas, regateándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative regatea	dative	regatéame	regatéate	regatéale	regatéanos	not used	regatéales
	accusative	regatéame	regatéate	regatéalo, regatéala	regatéanos	not used	regatéalos, regatéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative regateá	dative	regateame	regateate	regateale	regateanos	not used	regateales
	accusative	regateame	regateate	regatealo, regateala	regateanos	not used	regatealos, regatealas
with formal second-person singular imperative regatee	dative	regatéeme	not used	regatéele, regatéese	regatéenos	not used	regatéeles
	accusative	regatéeme	not used	regatéelo, regatéela, regatéese	regatéenos	not used	regatéelos, regatéelas
with first-person plural imperative regateemos	dative	not used	regateémoste	regateémosle	regateémonos	regateémoos	regateémosles
	accusative	not used	regateémoste	regateémoslo, regateémosla	regateémonos	regateémoos	regateémoslos, regateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative regatead	dative	regateadme	not used	regateadle	regateadnos	regateaos	regateadles
	accusative	regateadme	not used	regateadlo, regateadla	regateadnos	regateaos	regateadlos, regateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative regateen	dative	regatéenme	not used	regatéenle	regatéennos	not used	regatéenles, regatéense
	accusative	regatéenme	not used	regatéenlo, regatéenla	regatéennos	not used	regatéenlos, regatéenlas, regatéense

Further reading

• “regatear”, 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