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tâmpi
to dull the mind, to stupefy /tɨmˈpi/
verb#3614 most common
Also: to become dazed/stupid, to numb someone's mind, to grow dumb (from boredom or fatigue)
Example sentences
Prea mult telefon te poate tâmpi.
Too much phone use can dull your mind.
Dacă stai atâta pe telefon, te vei tâmpi.
If you stay on your phone that much, your mind will go numb.
Nu vă tâmpiți uitându-vă la televizor toată ziua!
Don't dull your minds watching television all day!
Profesorul spunea că prea multă repetiție mecanică poate tâmpi elevii în loc să-i ajute.
The teacher said that too much mechanical repetition can dull students' minds instead of helping them.
La bătrânețe, mintea lui tâmpi încet, fără ca el să-și dea seama.
In old age, his mind dulled slowly, without him realizing it.
Criticii au remarcat, nu fără ironie, că discursul public s-a tâmpit considerabil în ultimii ani, pierzând orice nuanță.
Critics noted, not without irony, that public discourse has grown considerably dumbed-down in recent years, losing all nuance.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | tâmpesc | tâmpii | voi tâmpi |
| 2sg | tâmpești | tâmpiși | vei tâmpi |
| 3sg | tâmpește | tâmpi | va tâmpi |
| 1pl | tâmpim | tâmpirăm | vom tâmpi |
| 2pl | tâmpiți | tâmpirăți | veți tâmpi |
| 3pl | tâmpesc | tâmpiră | vor tâmpi |
Word family
tâmpblunt, dull (of an edge); dull-witted
tâmpitstupid, dazed; an idiottâmpeniestupidity, a foolish thing said or done
tâmpealăa state of mental fog or daze
Etymology
The verb tâmpi is built on the adjective tâmp, meaning blunt or dull, which Romanian took from a Slavic source rather than Latin. The verb-forming suffix -i, combined with the -esc infix used in the present tense, turns the adjective into an action: to make or become dull. Over time the sense shifted from a blunt blade to a dulled, stupefied mind.
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