torpedear

Portuguese

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.pe.deˈa(ʁ)/ [toh.pe.deˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.pe.deˈa(ʁ)/ [toh.pe.deˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.pe.deˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.pe.deˈa(ʁ)/ [toχ.pe.deˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.pe.deˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.pɨˈdjaɾ/ [tuɾ.pɨˈðjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.pɨˈdjaɾ/ [tuɾ.pɨˈðjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.pɨˈdja.ɾi/ [tuɾ.pɨˈðja.ɾi]

• 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

• “torpedear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “torpedear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾpedeˈaɾ/ [t̪oɾ.pe.ð̞eˈaɾ]
• 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
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     (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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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

Derived terms

• torpedeamiento
• torpedeo

Further reading

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