desconectar
Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + conectar. Compare Spanish desconectar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [des.ko.nekˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.ko.nekˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.ko.nekˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.ko.nekˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [deʃ.ko.nekˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.ko.nekˈta(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /des.ko.nekˈta(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒis.ko.nekˈta(ɻ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [des.ko.nekˈta(h)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ku.nɨˈktaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ku.nɨˈkta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: des‧co‧nec‧tar
Verb
desconectar (first-person singular present desconecto, first-person singular preterite desconectei, past participle desconectado)
- (transitive) to disconnect, to unplug, to disengage, to detach
Conjugation
Conjugation of desconectar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
- desconexão
Further reading
- “desconectar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “desconectar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “desconectar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “desconectar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + conectar. Compare English disconnect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskoneɡˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.neɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧co‧nec‧tar
Verb
desconectar (first-person singular present desconecto, first-person singular preterite desconecté, past participle desconectado)
- (transitive) to disconnect, to unplug, to disengage, to detach
- (transitive) to switch off, to shut down, to turn off, to shut off
- (intransitive) to unwind, to disconnect, to disengage, to relax (said of a person)
- (intransitive, Spain, colloquial) to switch off (to lose interest, and start thinking about something else)
Conjugation
Conjugation of desconectar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desconectar
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 desconectar | dative | desconectarme | desconectarte | desconectarle, desconectarse | desconectarnos | desconectaros | desconectarles, desconectarse |
| accusative | desconectarme | desconectarte | desconectarlo, desconectarla, desconectarse | desconectarnos | desconectaros | desconectarlos, desconectarlas, desconectarse | |
| with gerund desconectando | dative | desconectándome | desconectándote | desconectándole, desconectándose | desconectándonos | desconectándoos | desconectándoles, desconectándose |
| accusative | desconectándome | desconectándote | desconectándolo, desconectándola, desconectándose | desconectándonos | desconectándoos | desconectándolos, desconectándolas, desconectándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desconecta | dative | desconéctame | desconéctate | desconéctale | desconéctanos | not used | desconéctales |
| accusative | desconéctame | desconéctate | desconéctalo, desconéctala | desconéctanos | not used | desconéctalos, desconéctalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desconectá | dative | desconectame | desconectate | desconectale | desconectanos | not used | desconectales |
| accusative | desconectame | desconectate | desconectalo, desconectala | desconectanos | not used | desconectalos, desconectalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desconecte | dative | desconécteme | not used | desconéctele, desconéctese | desconéctenos | not used | desconécteles |
| accusative | desconécteme | not used | desconéctelo, desconéctela, desconéctese | desconéctenos | not used | desconéctelos, desconéctelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desconectemos | dative | not used | desconectémoste | desconectémosle | desconectémonos | desconectémoos | desconectémosles |
| accusative | not used | desconectémoste | desconectémoslo, desconectémosla | desconectémonos | desconectémoos | desconectémoslos, desconectémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desconectad | dative | desconectadme | not used | desconectadle | desconectadnos | desconectaos | desconectadles |
| accusative | desconectadme | not used | desconectadlo, desconectadla | desconectadnos | desconectaos | desconectadlos, desconectadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desconecten | dative | desconéctenme | not used | desconéctenle | desconéctennos | not used | desconéctenles, desconéctense |
| accusative | desconéctenme | not used | desconéctenlo, desconéctenla | desconéctennos | not used | desconéctenlos, desconéctenlas, desconéctense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “desconectar”, 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