torpedear

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Portuguese

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tor‧pe‧de‧ar

Verb

torpedear (first-person singular present torpedeio, first-person singular preterite torpedeei, past participle torpedeado)

  1. (transitive) to torpedo (to attack with a torpedo)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of torpedear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal torpedear
Personal torpedear torpedeares torpedear torpedearmos torpedeardes torpedearem
Gerund
torpedeando
Past participle
Masculine torpedeado torpedeados
Feminine torpedeada torpedeadas
Indicative
Present torpedeio torpedeias torpedeia torpedeamos torpedeais torpedeiam
Imperfect torpedeava torpedeavas torpedeava torpedeávamos torpedeáveis torpedeavam
Preterite torpedeei torpedeaste torpedeou torpedeamos1, torpedeámos2 torpedeastes torpedearam
Pluperfect torpedeara torpedearas torpedeara torpedeáramos torpedeáreis torpedearam
Future torpedearei torpedearás torpedeará torpedearemos torpedeareis torpedearão
Conditional torpedearia torpedearias torpedearia torpedearíamos torpedearíeis torpedeariam
Subjunctive
Present torpedeie torpedeies torpedeie torpedeemos torpedeeis torpedeiem
Imperfect torpedeasse torpedeasses torpedeasse torpedeássemos torpedeásseis torpedeassem
Future torpedear torpedeares torpedear torpedearmos torpedeardes torpedearem
Imperative
Affirmative torpedeia torpedeie torpedeemos torpedeai torpedeiem
Negative (não) não torpedeies não torpedeie não torpedeemos não torpedeeis não torpedeiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾpedeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tor‧pe‧de‧ar

Verb

torpedear (first-person singular present torpedeo, first-person singular preterite torpedeé, past participle torpedeado)

  1. (transitive) to torpedo (to attack with a torpedo)
  2. (figurative) to undermine
    • 2023 May 26, Jordi Pérez Colomé, “Quién es Sam Altman: millonario creador de ChatGPT, gurú de ‘startups’ y profeta apocalíptico”, in El País‎:
      Musk quiso tomar el poder total en OpenAI, pero no le dejaron y, desde entonces, trata de torpedear su actividad.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of torpedear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive torpedear
gerund torpedeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular torpedeado torpedeada
plural torpedeados torpedeadas
singular 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
present torpedeo torpedeastú
torpedeásvos 		torpedea torpedeamos torpedeáis torpedean
imperfect torpedeaba torpedeabas torpedeaba torpedeábamos torpedeabais torpedeaban
preterite torpedeé torpedeaste torpedeó torpedeamos torpedeasteis torpedearon
future torpedearé torpedearás torpedeará torpedearemos torpedearéis torpedearán
conditional torpedearía torpedearías torpedearía torpedearíamos torpedearíais torpedearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present torpedee torpedeestú
torpedeésvos2 		torpedee torpedeemos torpedeéis torpedeen
imperfect
(ra) 		torpedeara torpedearas torpedeara torpedeáramos torpedearais torpedearan
imperfect
(se) 		torpedease torpedeases torpedease torpedeásemos torpedeaseis torpedeasen
future1 torpedeare torpedeares torpedeare torpedeáremos torpedeareis torpedearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative torpedeatú
torpedeávos 		torpedee torpedeemos torpedead torpedeen
negative no torpedees no torpedee no torpedeemos no torpedeéis no torpedeen

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

    Selected combined forms of torpedear

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 torpedear
dative torpedearme torpedearte torpedearle, torpedearse torpedearnos torpedearos torpedearles, torpedearse
accusative torpedearme torpedearte torpedearlo, torpedearla, torpedearse torpedearnos torpedearos torpedearlos, torpedearlas, torpedearse
with gerund torpedeando
dative torpedeándome torpedeándote torpedeándole, torpedeándose torpedeándonos torpedeándoos torpedeándoles, torpedeándose
accusative torpedeándome torpedeándote torpedeándolo, torpedeándola, torpedeándose torpedeándonos torpedeándoos torpedeándolos, torpedeándolas, torpedeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative torpedea
dative torpedéame torpedéate torpedéale torpedéanos not used torpedéales
accusative torpedéame torpedéate torpedéalo, torpedéala torpedéanos not used torpedéalos, torpedéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative torpedeá
dative torpedeame torpedeate torpedeale torpedeanos not used torpedeales
accusative torpedeame torpedeate torpedealo, torpedeala torpedeanos not used torpedealos, torpedealas
with formal second-person singular imperative torpedee
dative torpedéeme not used torpedéele, torpedéese torpedéenos not used torpedéeles
accusative torpedéeme not used torpedéelo, torpedéela, torpedéese torpedéenos not used torpedéelos, torpedéelas
with first-person plural imperative torpedeemos
dative not used torpedeémoste torpedeémosle torpedeémonos torpedeémoos torpedeémosles
accusative not used torpedeémoste torpedeémoslo, torpedeémosla torpedeémonos torpedeémoos torpedeémoslos, torpedeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative torpedead
dative torpedeadme not used torpedeadle torpedeadnos torpedeaos torpedeadles
accusative torpedeadme not used torpedeadlo, torpedeadla torpedeadnos torpedeaos torpedeadlos, torpedeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative torpedeen
dative torpedéenme not used torpedéenle torpedéennos not used torpedéenles, torpedéense
accusative torpedéenme not used torpedéenlo, torpedéenla torpedéennos not used torpedéenlos, torpedéenlas, torpedéense

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