beirar
See also: beir ar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ɾ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ɻ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐjˈɾaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bejˈɾaɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bejˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /beˈɾaɾ/
- Hyphenation: bei‧rar
Verb
beirar (first-person singular present beiro, first-person singular preterite beirei, past participle beirado)
- (transitive) to border; to skirt (to be on the edge of something)
- Synonyms: ladear, margear
- O prédio beira o parque municipal. ― The building borders the city park.
- (transitive) to border on (to be almost like)
- Seus comentários beiram insultos. ― Your comments border on insults.
- (transitive) to be almost; to be nearly
- O custo do projeto beirava um bilhão de reais. ― The project’s cost was almost a billion reais.
Conjugation
Conjugation of beirar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
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