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virar.

to veer (turn) in a vehicle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/biˈɾaɾ/[biˈɾaɾ]
  1. to veer (turn) in a vehicle

  2. to tack

  3. to turn, pivot

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · ambitransitive
    Vira a la izquierda.
  4. to turn back

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · reflexive
  5. to spill

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · reflexive
  6. to turn over, to flip

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · reflexive
  7. to change sides; to change one's mind

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · Dominican-Republic · Panama · reflexive
Where this word comes from

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 Portuguese virar, Italian virare.

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