Portuguese
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Etymology
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From torpedo + -ear.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /toɾpedeˈaɾ/ [t̪oɾ.pe.ð̞eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tor‧pe‧de‧ar
torpedear (first-person singular present torpedeo, first-person singular preterite torpedeé, past participle torpedeado)
- (transitive) to torpedo (to attack with a torpedo)
- (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[1]: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
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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.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive torpedear
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dative
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torpedearme
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torpedearte
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torpedearle, torpedearse
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torpedearnos
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torpedearos
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torpedearles, torpedearse
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accusative
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torpedearme
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torpedearte
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torpedearlo, torpedearla, torpedearse
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torpedearnos
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torpedearos
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torpedearlos, torpedearlas, torpedearse
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with gerund torpedeando
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dative
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torpedeándome
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torpedeándote
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torpedeándole, torpedeándose
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torpedeándonos
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torpedeándoos
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torpedeándoles, torpedeándose
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accusative
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torpedeándome
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torpedeándote
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torpedeándolo, torpedeándola, torpedeándose
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torpedeándonos
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torpedeándoos
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torpedeándolos, torpedeándolas, torpedeándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative torpedea
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dative
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torpedéame
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torpedéate
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torpedéale
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torpedéanos
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not used
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torpedéales
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accusative
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torpedéame
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torpedéate
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torpedéalo, torpedéala
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torpedéanos
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not used
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torpedéalos, torpedéalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative torpedeá
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dative
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torpedeame
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torpedeate
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torpedeale
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torpedeanos
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not used
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torpedeales
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accusative
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torpedeame
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torpedeate
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torpedealo, torpedeala
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torpedeanos
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not used
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torpedealos, torpedealas
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with formal second-person singular imperative torpedee
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dative
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torpedéeme
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not used
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torpedéele, torpedéese
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torpedéenos
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not used
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torpedéeles
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accusative
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torpedéeme
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not used
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torpedéelo, torpedéela, torpedéese
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torpedéenos
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not used
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torpedéelos, torpedéelas
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with first-person plural imperative torpedeemos
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dative
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not used
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torpedeémoste
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torpedeémosle
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torpedeémonos
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torpedeémoos
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torpedeémosles
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accusative
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not used
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torpedeémoste
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torpedeémoslo, torpedeémosla
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torpedeémonos
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torpedeémoos
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torpedeémoslos, torpedeémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative torpedead
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dative
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torpedeadme
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not used
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torpedeadle
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torpedeadnos
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torpedeaos
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torpedeadles
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accusative
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torpedeadme
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not used
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torpedeadlo, torpedeadla
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torpedeadnos
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torpedeaos
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torpedeadlos, torpedeadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative torpedeen
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dative
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torpedéenme
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not used
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torpedéenle
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torpedéennos
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not used
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torpedéenles, torpedéense
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accusative
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torpedéenme
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not used
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torpedéenlo, torpedéenla
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torpedéennos
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not used
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torpedéenlos, torpedéenlas, torpedéense
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Derived terms
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