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Portuguese
Etymology
From beira + -ar.
Pronunciation
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
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.