bolinar
Portuguese
Etymology
From bolina (“bowline”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.liˈna(ʁ)/ [bo.liˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bo.liˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bo.liˈna(ʁ)/ [bo.liˈna(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /bo.liˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.liˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.liˈna.ɾi/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (Brazil) -aʁ
- Hyphenation: bo‧li‧nar
Verb
bolinar (first-person singular present bolino, first-person singular preterite bolinei, past participle bolinado)
- (intransitive, nautical) to sail close to the wind
- (intransitive, figuratively) to wander (walk aimlessly)
- (Brazil, transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to maintain libidinous contact with someone, especially if in a covert way
Conjugation
Conjugation of bolinar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “bolinar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “bolinar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “bolinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026