varrer

== Galician == === Alternative forms === barrer (misspelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin verrere. Doublet of guerra. Compare Portuguese varrer and Spanish barrer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈreɾ/ [baˈreɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Hyphenation: va‧rrer === Verb === 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) to sweep ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varrer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “varrer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “varrer”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varrer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin verrere. Doublet of guerra. === Verb === varrer to sweep to devastate, to destroy ==== Descendants ==== Fala: barrel Galician: varrer Portuguese: varrer === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “varrer”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “varrer”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “varrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Related to the word guerra. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: var‧rer === Verb === varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varri, past participle varrido) (ambitransitive) 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. (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. (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. (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. (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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “varrer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “varrer”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “varrer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “varrer”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “varrer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “varrer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026