chumbar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃũˈba(ʁ)/ [ʃũˈba(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃũˈba(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃũˈba(ʁ)/ [ʃũˈba(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃũˈba(ɻ)/
 

Verb

chumbar (first-person singular present chumbo, first-person singular preterite chumbei, past participle chumbado)

  1. (transitive) to lead (to cover, fill or affect with lead)
  2. (transitive, chiefly fishing) to add lead weights to something
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to shoot someone
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to make someone stuporous or lethargic
  5. (transitive, colloquial, Portugal) to fail an exam, to flunk
  6. (transitive, colloquial, Portugal) to reject, to vote down (a proposal, a bill)
    O parlamento chumbou a proposta de lei.The parliament rejected the bill.

Conjugation

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