# burlar
## Catalan
### Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [burˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [buɾˈlaɾ]

### Verb

burlar
* only used in es ... burlar, syntactic variant of burlar-se, infinitive of burlar-se

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* bulrar, burrar

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese burlar (13th century), from burla (“mockery”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buɾˈlaɾ/

### Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlei, past participle burlado)
* (transitive) to circumvent; to avoid
    Synonym: evitar
* (pronominal) to mock
    Synonym: chufar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “burlar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “burl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “burlar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “burlar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “burlar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “burlar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burlar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese burlar. By surface analysis, burla +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buɦˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buɦˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /buɾˈla(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /buʁˈla(ʁ)/ [buʁˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /buɻˈla(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /buɾˈlaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /buɾˈlaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /buɾˈla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: bur‧lar

### Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlei, past participle burlado)
* (transitive) to cheat; to swindle
* (transitive) to circumvent, to bypass (to avoid having to follow a rule)
* (intransitive) to mock, to ridicule [with de ‘someone/something’]
    Synonyms: troçar, zombar

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From burla +‎ -ar.

### Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlé, past participle burlado)
* (transitive) to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive
** 1998, “Clandestino”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:Correr es mi destino para burlar la ley Perdido en el corazón De la grande Babylon(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (transitive) to circumvent, to evade, to cheat
    No puedes burlar a la muerte.You cannot cheat death.
* (reflexive) to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de)
    Synonyms: abuchear, mofar
* (reflexive) to taunt, to tease (often uses de)
* (reflexive) to scoff, to scoff at (+ de)
* (reflexive) to deceive oneself (+ de)

#### 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.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Related terms

* burla
* burladero
* burlador
* burlarse
* burlón

### Further reading

* “burlar”, 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