varrer

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin verrere. Compare Portuguese varrer and Spanish barrer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varrín, past participle varrido)
varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varrim or varri, past participle varrido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to sweep

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin verrere.

Verb

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varrer

  1. to sweep
  2. to devastate, to destroy
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Descendants

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  • Galician: varrer
  • Portuguese: varrer

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: var‧rer

Verb

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varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varri, past participle varrido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)
    Synonyms: (Douro) varrenhar, (Douro) varriscar, vasculhar, vassourar
    A empregada varrera a sala antes da visita chegar.The maid had swept the living room before the guests arrived.
  2. (transitive) to sweep (to move something using a broom) [with direct object ‘something’ and para ‘somewhere’]
    Queríamos varrer a poeira para debaixo do tapete.We wanted to sweep the dust under the rug.
  3. (transitive, figurative) to sweep, to expel completely and quickly [with direct object ‘someone/something’ and de ‘from somewhere’]
    Synonyms: destruir, devastar, eliminar, expulsar
    A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália.The Roman legion swept the Huns from Gaul.
  4. (figurative, transitive) to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)
    Synonyms: buscar, procurar, virar de cabeça para baixo
    Militantes varreram a cidade em busca de infiéis.Militants swept the city searching for infidels.
  5. (computing, transitive) to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)
    Synonym: (Brazil) escanear
    Deixei o programa varrendo os arquivos.I left the program scanning the files.

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