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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾaɾ/

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

• (to become): tornar-se, transformar-se em

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.