contornar
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.toɾ.ˈna(ɾ)/, /ˌkõ.toɹ.ˈna(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.toɾ.ˈna(ɾ)/, /ˌkõ.toɻ.ˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/
VerbEdit
contornar (first-person singular present indicative contorno, past participle contornado)
- (transitive) to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path
- Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa. ― We better go around this region, it is dangerous.
- Synonyms: contornear, tornear
- to surround a location
- to overcome a problem with or without solving it
- Contornei a pobreza. ― I overcame poverty.
- to draw the contour of something
- Crianças gostam de contornar suas mãos. ― Children like to trace their hands.
- first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of contornar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of contornar
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of contornar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of contornar
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb contornar
Related termsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contorné, past participle contornado)
- Alternative form of contornear
ConjugationEdit
Further readingEdit
- “contornar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.