Galician

Verb

varrer ‎(first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varrín, past participle varrido)

1. to sweep
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of varrer
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of varrer

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere, present active infinitive of verrō.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /va.ˈʁe(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈhe(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: var‧rer

Verb

varrer ‎(first-person singular present indicative varro, past participle varrido)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)

   A empregada varrera a sala antes da visita chegar.‎

   The maid had swept the living room before the guests arrived.

2. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para) to sweep (to move something using a broom)

   Queríamos varrer a poeira para debaixo do tapete.‎

   We wanted to sweep the dust under the rug.

3. (figuratively, transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking de) to devastate or expel something completely and quickly

   A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália.‎

   The Roman legion swept the Huns from Gaul.

4. (figuratively, transitive) to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)

   Militantes varreram a cidade em busca de infiéis.‎

   Militants swept the city searching for infidels.

5. (computing, transitive) to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)

   Deixei o programa varrendo os arquivos.‎

   I left the program scanning the files.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to clean with a broom): varrenhar (Douro), varriscar (Douro), vasculhar, vassourar
• (to devastate or expel): destruir, devastar, eliminar, expulsar
• (to search a place methodically): buscar, procurar, virar de cabeça para baixo
• (to scan): escanear

Derived terms

• varrer do mapa

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