chimpar

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1] Perhaps from an earlier *plimpar. Compare Irish plimp (“sudden fall”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimˈpaɾ/

Verb

chimpar (first-person singular present chimpo, first-person singular preterite chimpei, past participle chimpado)

  1. to throw down
    Synonyms: botar, deitar, tirar
  2. (intransitive) to jump
    Synonyms: brincar, choutar, pinchar, saltar
  3. (informal) to overthrow
    Synonym: derrocar
  4. (informal) to sack (to discharge from a job or position); to fire
    • 1836, anonymous, 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.
    Synonyms: botar, cesar, destituír

Conjugation
    Conjugation of chimpar
infinitive chimpar
gerund chimpando
past participle singular plural
masculine chimpado chimpados
feminine chimpada chimpadas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present chimpo chimpas chimpa chimpamos chimpades chimpan
imperfect chimpaba chimpabas chimpaba chimpabamos chimpabades chimpaban
preterite chimpei chimpaches chimpou chimpamos chimpastes chimparon
pluperfect chimpara chimparas chimpara chimparamos chimparades chimparan
future chimparei chimparás chimpará chimparemos chimparedes chimparán
conditional chimparía chimparías chimparía chimpariamos chimpariades chimparían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present chimpe chimpes chimpe chimpemos chimpedes chimpen
preterite chimpase chimpases chimpase chimpásemos chimpásedes chimpasen
future chimpar chimpares chimpar chimparmos chimpardes chimparen
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — chimpa chimpe chimpemos chimpade chimpen
negative — chimpes chimpe chimpemos chimpedes chimpen
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
chimpar chimpares chimpar chimparmos chimpardes chimparen

Derived terms

References
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. chimpar.
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