varva
See also: várva
Estonian edit
Noun edit
varva
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
varva f (plural varvi)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
varva (present varvar, preterite varvade, supine varvat, imperative varva)
- (sports) to lap (pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself)
- Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp
- Being lapped during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up
- Jag blev varvad av Stig när vi åkte gokart
- I was lapped by Stig when we went go-karting
- to layer
- Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan
- Layer cream and jam in the cake
- (figuratively) to alternate between, to intersperse
- ståuppkomik varvat med musikframträdanden
- stand-up comedy interspersed with musical performances
- (video games, slang, somewhat dated) to beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of varva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | varva | varvas | ||
| Supine | varvat | varvats | ||
| Imperative | varva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | varven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | varvar | varvade | varvas | varvades |
| Ind. plural1 | varva | varvade | varvas | varvades |
| Subjunctive2 | varve | varvade | varves | varvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | varvande | |||
| Past participle | varvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||