# discretear
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /d͡ʒiʃ.kɾe.teˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kɾe.teˈa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.kɾe.teˈa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.kɾɨˈtjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.kɾɨˈtjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.kɾɨˈtja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: dis‧cre‧te‧ar

### Verb

discretear (first-person singular present discreteio, first-person singular preterite discreteei, past participle discreteado)
* to discuss discretely, quietly

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From discreto +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diskɾeteˈaɾ/ [d̪is.kɾe.t̪eˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: dis‧cre‧te‧ar

### Verb

discretear (first-person singular present discreteo, first-person singular preterite discreteé, past participle discreteado)
* to pretend to be discrete
* to whisper (a secret to someone)

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | discretear | discretear | discretear | discretear | discretear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | discreteando | discreteando | discreteando | discreteando | discreteando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | discreteado | discreteado | discreteada | discreteada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | discreteados | discreteados | discreteadas | discreteadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | discreteo | discreteas$^{tú}$ discreteás$^{vos}$ | discretea | discreteamos | discreteáis | discretean |
| indicative | imperfect | discreteaba | discreteabas | discreteaba | discreteábamos | discreteabais | discreteaban |
| indicative | preterite | discreteé | discreteaste | discreteó | discreteamos | discreteasteis | discretearon |
| indicative | future | discretearé | discretearás | discreteará | discretearemos | discretearéis | discretearán |
| indicative | conditional | discretearía | discretearías | discretearía | discretearíamos | discretearíais | discretearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | discretee | discretees$^{tú}$ discreteés$^{vos2}$ | discretee | discreteemos | discreteéis | discreteen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | discreteara | discretearas | discreteara | discreteáramos | discretearais | discretearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | discretease | discreteases | discretease | discreteásemos | discreteaseis | discreteasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | discreteare | discreteares | discreteare | discreteáremos | discreteareis | discretearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | discretea$^{tú}$ discreteá$^{vos}$ | discretee | discreteemos | discretead | discreteen |
| imperative | negative | | no discretees | no discretee | no discreteemos | no discreteéis | no discreteen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “discretear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014