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varrer.

to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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

    ambitransitive
    A empregada varrera a sala antes da visita chegar.
  2. to sweep (to move something using a broom)

    transitive
    Queríamos varrer a poeira para debaixo do tapete.
  3. to sweep, to expel completely and quickly

    figuratively · transitive
    A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália.
  4. to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)

    figuratively · transitive
    Militantes varreram a cidade em busca de infiéis.
  5. to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)

    transitive
    Deixei o programa varrendo os arquivos.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Related to the word guerra. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer.

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