virar

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Etymology

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InheritedfromVulgar Latin*virāre,probably fromLatinvibrāre(in which case it is adoubletofvibrar). Other possibilities include an alteration ofgȳrō(source of the synonymgirar) or a derivation fromGaulish*viru(to deviate, veer off),itself derived fromviros(round, crooked).CompareItalianvirare,Frenchvirer.

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virar(first-person singular presentviro,first-person singular preteritevirí,past participlevirat)

  1. (intransitive)toturn(to change one's direction of travel)
    Synonym:girar
  2. (intransitive,nautical)totack
  3. (transitive)toturn(to change the direction or orientation of)
  4. (transitive,photography)totone

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Galician

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Attested since the 15th century. Probably fromOld Frenchvirer,[1]ultimately fromCeltic,fromProto-Indo-European*weh₁y-(to twist).[2][3]CompareBretongwar(curved),fromProto-Celtic*weiro-(crooked).[4]Alternatively fromVulgar Latin*virō,probably fromLatinvibrō.

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virar(first-person singular presentviro,first-person singular preteritevirei,past participlevirado)

  1. (transitive,intransitive)toturn,rotate
    Synonym:xirar
    • 1432,Antonio Fernández Salgado, editor,A documentación medieval de San Bieito do Campo,Santiago: USC, page74:
      prometemos de o teer, conprir e agardar e nõvirarmoscontra elo
      we promise to keep [this deal], to fulfill it, and to don'tturnagainst it
  2. (transitive)toturn upside down
  3. (pronominal)tobecome;toalterinmannerorappearance

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  1. ^Pensado, José Luis,Messner, Dieter (2003) “bira”, inBachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir(Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1],A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia,→ISBN
  2. ^Joan Coromines,José A. Pascual(1983–1991) “virar”, inDiccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico(in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  3. ^Grzega, Joachim (2001)Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[2],Tübingen: M. Niemeyer,→ISBN,page260– viaDe Gruyter.
  4. ^Matasović, Ranko(2009)Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic(Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden:Brill,→ISBN

Occitan

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FromLate Latinvirō.

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  • IPA(key):/biˈɾa/
  • Audio(Béarn):(file)

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virar

  1. toturn

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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FromVulgar Latin*virāre,fromLatingȳrāreorvibrāre.

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virar(first-person singular presentviro,first-person singular preteritevirei,past participlevirado)

  1. (ergative)toturn(tochangedirection)
    Synonyms:tornar,volver,dobrar,torcer,curvar,converter
    No semáforo,vireà esquerda.At the traffic lights,turnleft.
  2. (ergative)toturn around(toreversedirection)
    Synonyms:voltar,volver,girar,torcer,tornar
    Chegueia segui-la por um tempo, mas, quando elaviroupara mim, eu já não sabia o que dizer.I even followed herfor a while,but, when sheturnedto me, I no longer knew what to say.
  3. (nautical,ergative)tocapsize
    Synonyms:emborcar,entornar
  4. (ergative,of an opinion)totopple,tooverturn
    Synonyms:mudar,alterar
  5. (transitive,of a drink)todrink up(toemptya recipient of the liquidthereinby drinking it through)
    Synonym:matar
    E aí,virauma dessa comigo?Whatchasay,drink upone of these with me?
  6. (ergative,of a stomach)toupset
    Synonyms:revirar,embrulhar
  7. (Brazil,colloquial,copulative)tobecome,toturn into,totransform,toconvert
    Synonyms:tornar,transformar,converter
    Ela ter aparecido na TV fez com que elavirasseuma espécie desubcelebridadeentre os amigos.Her appearing on TV made herbecominga sort ofsubcelebrityamong her friends.
    Ocaraera o maiorvida louca,sério,e ainda assimvirouevangélico,do nada!Thedudewas aplaingangsta,really,andeven soturned intoaborn-againChristian,all of a sudden!
  8. (Brazil,colloquial,reflexive)tomake do,todeal with
    Synonyms:resolver,solucionar,lidar,fazer acontecer,encarar,enfrentar,desenrolar,matar no peito
    Ainda não sei muito bem como é que eu vou fazer, maspode deixarqueeu me viroassim mesmo.I still don't know how exactly I'mgonnamake it,butdon't worry,I'llhandleitanyway.
  9. (Brazil,colloquial,reflexive)toget by,tomake ends meet,topush forward
    Synonyms:lidar,aguentar,viver,sobreviver,subsistir
    Que é difícil, é, né? Mas Deus ajuda, ea gentevai se virandocomo pode.Yeah, it's difficult,that's right.But God helps, andwe keep pushing forwardas we can.
  10. (Brazil,colloquial,ergative)topull an all-nighter,tostay awake all night
    Synonyms:virar a noite,passar a noite em claro,tresnoitar,transnoitar
    E aí,boravirarhoje jogando umWarzinho?So,how aboutwespend this nightplaying someRisk?
    Anenêchorou a noite inteira, e eu fui trabalharvirada.The baby cried all night long, and I went to workwithout having slept.
  11. (Brazil,colloquial,copulative,with preposition "em",chiefly of spiritual entities)toembody,toincarnate
    Synonyms:baixar,receber,incorporar,encarnar,transmutar
    NaUmbanda,até um branco podevirarnum Preto-Velho.InUmbanda,even a White mayreceiveanOld Black.
    Ontem eu acordeivirado no JirayaYesterday I woke upsuper stressed(that is, inspired by the Japanese seriesSekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya).
  12. (Brazil,colloquial,copulative,with preposition "em",chiefly of mental states)tostrike,tostick,toinfatuate
    Synonyms:encantar,arrebatar,enlevar,absorver,entregar
    Aquela mulherviroua cabeça dele.That womanblewhis mind.
    Ele ficouviradono amor.He gotstuckin love.

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  • Macanese:virâ

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Etymology

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Perhaps from aVulgar Latinroot *virāre,of uncertain origin: possibly ofCeltic;(compareWelshgwyro) or possibly a variation ofLatinvibrāreorgȳrāre.See alsoFrenchvirer,Italianvirare.

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  • IPA(key):/biˈɾaɾ/[biˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes:-aɾ
  • Syllabification:vi‧rar

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virar(first-person singular presentviro,first-person singular preteriteviré,past participlevirado)

  1. toveer
  2. (nautical)totack

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virar

  1. presentindicativeofvira