chumbo

Senso (Inglese)

chumbar

  1. (transitive) to lead (to cover, fill or affect with lead)
  2. (transitive) to add lead weights to something
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to shoot someone
  4. (colloquial, transitive) to make someone stuporous or lethargic
  5. (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to fail an exam, to flunk
  6. (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to reject, to vote down (a proposal, a bill)

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈʃũ.bu/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chumbo, from Latin plumbum. Doublet of prumo.

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