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Estonian
Noun
varva
- genitive singular of varb
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin barba.
Noun
varva f (plural varvi)
- beard
Swedish
Etymology
From varv (“lap”) + -a.
Verb
varva (present varvar, preterite varvade, supine varvat, imperative varva)
- (sports) to lap (pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself)
Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp- Being lapped during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up
Jag blev varvad av Stig när vi åkte gokart- I was lapped by Stig when we went go-karting
- to layer
Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan- Layer cream and jam in the cake
- (figuratively) to alternate between, to intersperse
ståuppkomik varvat med musikframträdanden- stand-up comedy interspersed with musical performances
- (video games, slang, somewhat dated) to beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning
- Synonyms: klara, klara ut
Jag varvade Super Mario Bros. igår- I beat Super Mario Bros. yesterday
Conjugation
Conjugation of varva (weak)
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