impingir
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin impingere, with change of conjugation.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: im‧pin‧gir
Verb edit
impingir (first-person singular present impinjo, first-person singular preterite impingi, past participle impingido)
- (transitive) to force or oblige someone to do or to accept something
- (transitive) to apply (something) with great force and/or intensity
- (transitive) to sell something for a price higher than what is considered fair
- (intransitive) to make someone believe untrue things
Usage notes edit
False friend of English impinge.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of impingir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)