virar

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virar
transitive verb
1to turn (round) (girar); to tack, to put about (Náut)
2to tone (photography)
intransitive verb
3to turn (round) (girar)
  • virar en redondo -> to turn round; to do a volte-face o U-turn; (figurative) (persona) to change radically (ideas, política)

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virar [ve-rar’]
1To tack, to put about. (Nautical)
2To turn round (volver); to turn over (invertir). (Andes)
verb transitive
3To wind, to twist.
  • Virar el cable -> to heave taut
  • Virar de bordo -> to tack or go about
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virar
verbo:transitivo
1 (Náutica) to put about; turn
2 (Fotografía) to tone
3 (Latinoamérica) (dar vuelta a) to turn (round); (invertir) to turn over; turn upside down
4 (Caribe) (azotar) to whip
verbo:intransitivo
1 (cambiar de dirección) to change direction; turn; (Náutica) to tack; go about; [+vehículo] to turn; (con violencia) to swerve
tuve que virar a la izquierda para no atropellarle I had to swerve left to avoid hitting him; virar en redondo to turn round completely; virar a estribor to turn to starboard; virar hacia el sur to turn towards the south
2 (cambiar de parecer) to change one's views; [+voto] to swing
el país ha virado a la derecha the country has swung (to the) right; virar en redondo to swing round completely; make a complete volte-face
verbo:pronominal
virarse (Caribe) (muy_familiar) (morirse) to kick the bucket; (muy_familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "virar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo viro viré viraba viraré vire
Tú viras viraste virabas virarás vires
Ella/Él/Usted vira viró viraba virará vire
Nosotros viramos viramos virábamos viraremos viremos
Vosotros viráis virasteis virabais viraréis viréis
Ellos/Ustedes viran viraron viraban virarán viren
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