virâ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vira"

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese virar. Sense 2 likely influenced by Portuguese voltar.

Verb

virâ

  1. to turn, to direct
    virâ ôloto roll one's eyes in despair (literally, “to turn eye(s)”)
    virâ mámin the flash of an eye, in an instant (literally, “to turn hand(s)”)
    virâ beçoto talk, to chat (literally, “to turn lip(s)”)
  2. to return
    iou virâ respondêI answered again (literally, “I returned to answer”)

Derived terms

  • virâ cacús (to cause trouble, literally to turn toilet)
  • virâ ficâ (to become, to change into)
  • virâ-virâ vêm (come in sometime, come in when you can)
  • ravirâ

References

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