sobrevoar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin supervolāre.[1] By surface analysis, sobre- + voar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(ʁ)/ [ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(h)], /so.bɾe.voˈa(ʁ)/ [so.bɾe.voˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(ɾ)/, /so.bɾe.voˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(ʁ)/ [ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(χ)], /so.bɾe.voˈa(ʁ)/ [so.bɾe.voˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.bɾe.voˈa(ɻ)/, /so.bɾe.voˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.bɾɨˈvwaɾ/ [su.βɾɨˈvwaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.bɾɨˈbwaɾ/ [su.βɾɨˈβwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.bɾɨˈvwa.ɾi/ [su.βɾɨˈvwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: so‧bre‧vo‧ar

Verb

sobrevoar (first-person singular present sobrevoo, first-person singular preterite sobrevoei, past participle sobrevoado)

  1. (transitive) to fly over; to overfly
    O avião está a sobrevoar os Açores.The plane is flying over the Azores.

Conjugation

References

  1. sobrevoar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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