chimpar
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeic.[1] Perhaps from an earlier *plimpar. Compare Irish plimp (“sudden fall”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
chimpar (first-person singular present chimpo, first-person singular preterite chimpei, past participle chimpado)
- to throw down
- (intransitive) to jump
- (informal) to overthrow
- Synonym: derrocar
- (informal) to sack (to discharge from a job or position); to fire
- 1836, anonymous author, Tertulia de Picaños:
- (Pepe): Desíme Andruco: ¿el é serto que botaron d'alí ao Administrador que había, que era el Castillano?
(Farruco): ¡Non che foi mal botar! Chimpáro-no no Carril, nada máis (por agora) que con dés mil reás.- (Pepe): —Tell me, Andrew: it's for real that they sacked the Manager they had, who was a Castilian guy?
(Farruco): —And it was not a raw deal! They sacked him in Carril for just ["just"] ten thousands reals, for now.
- (Pepe): —Tell me, Andrew: it's for real that they sacked the Manager they had, who was a Castilian guy?
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of chimpar
Reintegrated conjugation of chimpar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “chimpar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chimpar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “chimpar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chimpar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “chimpar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.[1] Possibilities include from chapar,[2] and pinchar.[3] Compare Galician chimpar.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: chim‧par
Verb edit
chimpar (first-person singular present chimpo, first-person singular preterite chimpei, past participle chimpado)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of chimpar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References edit
- ^ “chimpar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “chimpar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- ^ “chimpar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
Further reading edit
- “chimpar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “chimpar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “chimpar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.