Asturian

Verb

colar (first-person singular indicative present colo, past participle coláu)

1. (transitive) to leave, go away, depart
2. to sift
3. to strain
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Conjugation

Synonyms

• (leave): marchar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō.

Verb

colar ‎(first-person singular present colo, past participle colat)

1. to sift, to filter
2. to strain
3. (reflexive, colar-se) to crash (a party)

Conjugation

Related terms

• colador

Latin

Verb

colar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of colō

Portuguese

colar

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris.

Noun

colar m (plural colares)

1. necklace, chain
2. (clothing) collar

Etymology 2

From cola.

Verb

colar ‎(first-person singular present indicative colo, past participle colado)

1. to glue (to join with glue)
2. to affix, to attach, to tie together
3. to invest (to receive a priest's collar)
4. to settle a bill
5. (Brazil, slang) to approach, to get closer to (someone or somewhere)
6. (Brazil, slang) to use a copy of content to help to complete a school or university test, often illegally

Conjugation

Related terms

• cola
• colagem

References

“colar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō.

Verb

colar ‎(first-person singular present cuelo, first-person singular preterite colé, past participle colado)

1. to sift
2. (Dominican Republic) to prepare coffee
3. (colloquial) to dupe, hoodwink
4. (colloquial) to missay, say wrongly
5. (reflexive, colloquial) to fall for, fall in love
6. (reflexive, colloquial) to sneak in, to crash

Conjugation

• Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.

Related terms

• colador
• colación
• escolar