virer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *virāre, probably from Latin vibrāre (in which case it is a doublet of vibrer) or possibly from an alteration of gȳrō. Compare Italian virare, Spanish virar. Or, possibly from Gaulish *viru (“to deviate, veer off”), itself derived from viros (“round, crooked”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʁe/ Homophones: virai, viré, virée, virées, virés, virez === Verb === virer (intransitive) to bear, veer (change direction slightly) Virer à gauche. ― Bear left. (intransitive) to turn into, become La situation va virer au drame. ― The situation is going to turn into a drama. (transitive, banking) to transfer (money, from one account to another) (transitive, colloquial) to get rid of, fire, shitcan Tu pourrais te faire virer pour ça. ― You could get yourself fired for that. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: veer === Further reading === “virer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === river