explodir

Portuguese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin explōdere, with change of conjugation.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pluˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.pluˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.pluˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.pluˈd͡ʒi(h)], /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pluˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /es.pluˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pluˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pluˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /eʃ.pluˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pluˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /is.pluˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /es.pluˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ɐjʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ɐjʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
      • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
      • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/, /eʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧dir

    Verb

    explodir (first-person singular present (Brazil) explodo or (Portugal) expludo, third-person singular present explode, first-person singular preterite explodi, past participle explodido)

    1. (transitive, intransitive) to cause/suffer an explosion; to (make) burst
    2. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) to manifest (itself) suddenly and noisily
    3. (intransitive) to lose temper suddenly and violently
    4. (intransitive) to increase rapidly
    5. (Brazil, reflexive, subjunctive, euphemistic) euphemistic form of foder (to get fucked, to go to hell, to get lost)
      Eu quero mais é que você se exploda!
      I couldn't care less about you!
      (lit.: What I really want is for you to explode!)

    Usage notes

    Historically some authors have considered this verb defective and proscribed its use in certain present-tense conjugations. Nevertheless, modern dictionaries recognize these conjugations, noting their variation between Brazilian and European Portuguese.[1]

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of explodir (non-alternating or u-o alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
    Singular Plural
    First-person
    (eu)     		Second-person
    (tu)     		Third-person
    (ele / ela / você)     		First-person
    (nós)     		Second-person
    (vós)     		Third-person
    (eles / elas / vocês)
    Infinitive
    Impersonal explodir
    Personal explodir explodires explodir explodirmos explodirdes explodirem
    Gerund
    explodindo
    Past participle
    Masculine explodido explodidos
    Feminine explodida explodidas
    Indicative
    Present explodo1, expludo2 explodes explode explodimos explodis explodem
    Imperfect explodia explodias explodia explodíamos explodíeis explodiam
    Preterite explodi explodiste explodiu explodimos explodistes explodiram
    Pluperfect explodira explodiras explodira explodíramos explodíreis explodiram
    Future explodirei explodirás explodirá explodiremos explodireis explodirão
    Conditional explodiria explodirias explodiria explodiríamos explodiríeis explodiriam
    Subjunctive
    Present exploda1, expluda2 explodas1, expludas2 exploda1, expluda2 explodamos1, expludamos2 explodais1, expludais2 explodam1, expludam2
    Imperfect explodisse explodisses explodisse explodíssemos explodísseis explodissem
    Future explodir explodires explodir explodirmos explodirdes explodirem
    Imperative
    Affirmative explode exploda1, expluda2 explodamos1, expludamos2 explodi explodam1, expludam2
    Negative (não) não explodas1, não expludas2 não exploda1, não expluda2 não explodamos1, não expludamos2 não explodais1, não expludais2 não explodam1, não expludam2

    1Brazil.
    2Portugal.

    References

    1. ^ “Verbo explodir” in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)

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