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Portuguese
Etymology
From con- + tornar (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
Verb
contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contornei, past participle contornado)
- (transitive) to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path
- Synonyms: contornear, tornear
- Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa. ― We better go around this region, it is dangerous.
- to surround a location
- Synonyms: cercar, circundar, rodear, tornear
- O castelo é contornado por um muro. ― The castle is surrounded by a wall.
- to overcome a problem with or without solving it
- Contornei a pobreza. ― I overcame poverty.
- to draw the contour of something
- Crianças gostam de contornar suas mãos. ― Children like to trace their hands.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontoɾˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tor‧nar
Verb
contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contorné, past participle contornado)
- Alternative form of contornear
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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