Portuguese
Etymology
From torresmo (“crackling”) + -ar (verb-forming suffix), due to its phonetic similarity with torrent.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ʁezˈma(ʁ)/ [to.hezˈma(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ʁezˈma(ʁ)/ [to.hezˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /to.ʁezˈma(ɾ)/ [to.hezˈma(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /to.ʁeʒˈma(ʁ)/ [to.χeʒˈma(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /to.ʁezˈma(ɻ)/ [to.hezˈma(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.ʁɨʒˈmaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.ʁɨʒˈma.ɾi/
Verb
torresmar (first-person singular present torresmo, first-person singular preterite torresmei, past participle torresmado)
- (Brazil, Internet slang) to torrent, to download in a torrent
- Hypernym: crackear
2009 June 26, @mefistobr, Twitter[1] (post):torresmei o fable pra zerar dnovo, MUITO LEGAL, um dos melhores jogos que ja joguei- i torrented fable to finish it again, VERY COOL, one of the best games i've ever played
2014 March 13, @_gustavoliveira, Twitter[2] (post):@Erick_Cartman torresmei no PC rapa, qdo tiver em promo no Steam vou pegar.- @Erick_Cartman I torrented it on PC bro, when it's on sale on Steam I'll get it.
2018 November 28, @chronoscopik, Twitter[3] (post):Coincidentemente torresmei e não confirmo mas também não nego que esteja assistindo.- Coincidentally I torrented it and I won't confirm but I also won't deny that I'm watching it.
2022 March 17, @Eumesmo2005, Twitter[4] (post):ja saiu desde semana passada, torresmei tbm 🤣🤣- it's been out since last week, i torrented it too 🤣🤣
2025 March 15, @Deuruimferrou, X (formerly Twitter)[5] (post):ainda tem muito programa pra maratonar hein, centenas de programas de kpop que torresmei aqui pra assistir- there are still lots of shows to binge, hundreds of kpop shows i torrented here to watch
Conjugation
Conjugation of torresmar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)