boleia

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French volée. Doublet of vólei.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

boleia f (plural boleias)

  1. (Portugal) ride (in a vehicle, for free)
    Synonym: (Brazil) carona
    • 2009, Alfredo Rosendo Machado, Não Desistas, letrasdouro, →ISBN, page 60:
      Só nos restava uma saída: alugar um táxi ou pedir boleia. Optámos pela boleia, porque não tínhamos dinheiro para o táxi e a distância ainda era razoável. O que parece incrível é que a única boleia que se nos ofereceu foi na carroça de um ...
      We only had one way out: to rent a cab or ask for a ride. We chose the ride, because we had no money for the cab and the distance was still reasonable. What seems amazing is that the only ride that was offered to us was in the cart of a ...
  2. (Brazil) driver's seat

Etymology 2

Verb

boleia

  1. inflection of bolear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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