trepar

Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from trepant.

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Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepí, past participle trepat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to drill, bore

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Galician

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Etymology

Attested since 1810. From a Germanic language; compare English trip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾeˈpaɾ/

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepei, past participle trepado)

  1. to trample, to tread

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Portuguese

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia trep or trip or from Germanic.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾeˈpa(ʁ)/ [tɾeˈpa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tɾeˈpa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾeˈpa(ʁ)/ [tɾeˈpa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾeˈpa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨˈpaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨˈpa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: tre‧par

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepei, past participle trepado)

  1. to climb
  2. to mount
  3. to tread on
  4. (slang, Brazil) to fuck

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References

  1. trepar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic in origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾeˈpaɾ/ [t̪ɾeˈpaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tre‧par

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepé, past participle trepado)

  1. to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet)
  2. to climb over (when meaning climb "over", it's usually over something vertical like a wall)
  3. to climb, to climb up, to scale
    Synonyms: escalar, subir
  4. to creep, to climb (e.g. a plant or tree)
  5. (figuratively) to climb (the social ladder)

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