virâ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vira"
Macanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese virar. Sense 2 likely influenced by Portuguese voltar.
Verb
virâ
- to turn, to direct
- virâ ôlo ― to roll one's eyes in despair (literally, “to turn eye(s)”)
- virâ mám ― in the flash of an eye, in an instant (literally, “to turn hand(s)”)
- virâ beço ― to talk, to chat (literally, “to turn lip(s)”)
- to return
- iou virâ respondê ― I 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”)
Related terms
- ravirâ
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