# disparar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Alteration of Old Catalan desparar (possibly by influence of Spanish disparar), either from des- + parar or inherited from Latin disparāre (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

### Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparí, past participle disparat)
* to shoot
    Synonym: tirar

#### Related terms

* parar

#### Further reading

* “disparar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “disparar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

### Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)
* to shoot, fire
    Synonym: tirar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* parar

#### Further reading

* “disparar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “disparar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre (“to separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /d͡ʒiʃ.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.paˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒis.paˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /diʃ.pɐˈɾa.ɾi/

### Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)
* to shoot, to fire (a weapon)
* (figuratively, transitive) to shoot up, to soar (to grow rapidly: prices etc.)
** 2018 May 2, Sofia Cristino, “Apesar do “elevado dinamismo”, estão a fechar mais lojas em Lisboa do que as que abrem”, in o corvo‎:A alteração à lei do arrendamento fez disparar o preço das rendas para valores históricos, conduzindo muitos estabelecimentos comerciais a fechar portas em Lisboa.A change in the housing law made renting fees soar to historical values and is forcing many commercial establishments to close shop in Lisbon.

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* disparador
* disparo

#### Related terms

* parar

### References

* ↑ https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/disparar

### Further reading

* “disparar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Spanish
### Etymology

Latinizing alteration of Old Spanish desparar, from Latin disparāre (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dispaˈɾaɾ/ [d̪is.paˈɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: dis‧pa‧rar

### Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparé, past participle disparado)
* to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)
    Synonym: tirar
* (reflexive) to rise, to go up, to skyrocket
* (reflexive) to go off, to be suddenly jolted into action

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Derived terms

* disparadero
* disparador
* disparar primero y preguntar después
* dispararse
* disparatar
* disparate
* disparo

#### Related terms

* parar

#### Further reading

* “disparar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “disparar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos