virar

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(Anglès)

(intransitive) to turn (to change one's direction of travel)
(intransitive) to tack
(transitive) to turn (to change the direction or orientation of)
(transitive) to tone

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[biˈɾa]

Cognat amb italià

Cognat amb francès

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *virāre, probably from Latin vibrāre (in which case it is a doublet of vibrar). Other possibilities include an alteration of gȳrō (source of the synonym girar) or a derivation from Gaulish *viru (“to deviate, veer off”), itself derived from viros (“round, crooked”). Compare Italian virare, French virer.