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virar

virar

Galician

Verb

virar (first-person singular present viro, first-person singular preterite virei, past participle virado)

  1. to turn, rotate
  2. to become; to alter in manner or appearance
  3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of virar
  4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of virar

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to turn, rotate): xirar

Related terms

  • revirar

Occitan

Etymology

Late Latin viro

Verb

virar

  1. to turn

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *virāre, from Latin gȳrāre or vibrāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

virar (first-person singular present indicative viro, past participle virado)

  1. to turn or bend (around)
    virar à esquerda - to turn left
  2. to upset or topple
  3. (nautical) to capsize
  4. (Brazil, transitive) to become
    virar um astro - to become a celebrity
  5. (used with se, intransitive, persons) to do something by oneself or without help
    Se vire com seu problema! - Solve your problem by yourself!

Synonyms

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:virar.

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin root *virāre, of uncertain origin: possibly of Celtic; (compare Welsh gwyro) or possibly a variation of Latin vibrāre or gȳrāre. See also French virer, Italian virare.

Verb

virar (first-person singular present viro, first-person singular preterite viré, past participle virado)

  1. to veer
  2. (nautical) to tack

Conjugation


Swedish

Verb

virar

  1. present tense of vira.