verão

Meaning

Noun

summer

Verb

third-person plural future indicative of ver

👀

ver

1. (transitive) to see; to observe (to perceive with one’s eyes)
2. (intransitive) to see (to be able to see; not to be blind or blinded)
3. (figuratively, transitive) to see; to understand
4. (transitive) to see; to notice; to realise (to come to a conclusion)
5. (transitive) to check (to verify some fact or condition)
6. (intransitive) to check (to consult [someone] for information)
7. (transitive) to watch (to be part of the audience of a visual performance or broadcast)
8. (transitive) to see; to visit
9. (intransitive) to pay (to face negative consequences)
10. (auxiliary, copulative, pronominal) to find oneself (to be in a given situation, especially unexpectedly)
11. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to get; used when ordering something from a waiter or attendant

Read more

Concepts

summer

🏖️

season

summertime

daylight saving time

summertide

daylight savings time

summer season

Synonyms

estio

🏖️

Verão

Translations

verano

🏖️

été

🏖️

Sommer

🏖️

estate

🏖️

zomer

🏖️

estiu

🏖️

καλοκαίρι

aestas

🏖️

yaz

🏖️

estiu

havîn

🏖️

صيف

🏖️

θέρος

zomertijd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vēr

Cognate with Galician: verán

Cognate with Spanish: verano

Cognate with Romanian: vară

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese verão (“spring”), from Vulgar Latin *veranum (tempus), from Latin vēr (“spring”), from earlier *veror, from Proto-Italic *wezor, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). Compare Galician verán, Spanish verano and Romanian vară.

Sentences

O verão de galinha não dura muito tempo .

Chicken summer doesn't last long.

Era a hora do dia em que toda a Espanha dormia durante o verão .

It was the time of day when all of Spain slept through the summer.

O calor vai aumentando à medida que o verão se aproxima .

The heat is increasing as summer approaches.

Há uma discussão no pódio sobre os prós e contras do horário de verão .

There is a podium discussion about the pros and cons of daylight saving time.