vara

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 3 Faroese 3.1 Verb 4 Finnish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Usage notes 4.2.2 Derived terms 4.2.3 Compounds 5 Icelandic 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Noun 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Verb 6 Italian 6.1 Adjective 7 Latvian 7.1 Noun 8 Portuguese 8.1 Noun 9 Romanian 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 10 Spanish 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Derived terms 11 Swedish 11.1 Pronunciation 11.2 Verb 11.2.1 Conjugation 11.3 Verb 11.3.1 Conjugation 11.4 Verb 11.4.1 Conjugation 11.4.2 Synonyms 11.5 Noun 11.5.1 Conjugation

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

vara

1. a unit of length.

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

vara

1. rod

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[edit] Faroese

vara, v-1
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	vari	varir	varir	vara
Past	vardi	vardi	vardi	vardu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	var !	—	varið !
Infinitive	vara
Pres. part.	varandi
Past part. a7	vardur
Supine	vart

[edit] Verb

vara

1. to take, to last, to require (about time)

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[edit] Finnish

(index va)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧ra
• IPA: ['vɑrɑ]

[edit] Noun

vara (stem var-^*)

1. (only in singular) Room, margin; allowance.

[edit] Usage notes

• In the senses "room"/"margin"/"allowance" this noun is used only in singular — the plural varat means "resources"/"reserves"/"stocks"/"funds"/"means"/"assets".

[edit] Derived terms

• allative + 3rd-pers. sg. of olla + varaa + illative = to be able to/can afford

• Minulla ei ole varaa autoon.
  • I can't afford a car.

• heittäytyä + genitive + varaan = to bank on, count on, depend on
• jättää sattuman varaan = to leave to chance/contingency
• kaiken varalta = just in case, just to make sure, to be on the safe side
• olla varalla = to be in reserve/store, be at hand, be (readily) available
• olla + genitive + varassa = to rest on (physically), to rely/depend on (figuratively)
• pitää varansa = to watch out, watch one's step, be on one's guard, keep one's eyes open
• rakentua + genitive + varaan = to be based on, be founded on, be grounded in
• siltä varalta, että... = in case (sth happens)
• adjectives: varakas, varaton
• nouns: varallisuus, varasto, varat
• verbs: varata, varoa, varoittaa
• postpositions: varalle
• prefixes: vara-

[edit] Compounds

• varainhoitaja
• varainhoitaja
• varaosa
• varapresidentti
• varapuheenjohtaja
• vararikko
• varatuomari
• varauloskäynti
• varaventtiili

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology 1

Old Norse

[edit] Noun

vara f.

1. goods

[edit] Etymology 2

Old Norse

[edit] Verb

vara

1. to beware

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

vara f.

1. feminine form of varo

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[edit] Latvian

[edit] Noun

vara

1. power

Fourth declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	vara	varas
genitive	varas	varu
dative	varai	varām
accusative	varu	varas
locative	varā	varās

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

vara

1. a unit of length.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'va.ra/

[edit] Noun

vara f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of vară)

1. the summer

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin vara

[edit] Noun

vara f. (plural varas)

1. a stick or pole or rod
2. a staff of office.
3. (obsolete) A unit of length, about 0.836 metre. Half a braza.

[edit] Derived terms

• varita f.
• vara mágica f.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

vara

1. to be

[edit] Conjugation

Infinitive	vara
Present tense	är
Present tense (plural)1	äro
Past tense	var
Past tense (plural)1	voro
Supine	varit
Imperative	var
Present tense (subjunctive)	vare
Past tense (subjunctive)	vore

¹Archaic in the modern (post-1960) language

[edit] Verb

vara

1. To ooze pus

[edit] Conjugation

Infinitive	vara
Present tense	varar
Past tense	varade
Supine	varat
Imperative	vara
Present participle	varande, varandes
Past participle	varad

[edit] Verb

vara

1. To last

[edit] Conjugation

(No passive form)

Infinitive	vara
Present tense	varar
Past tense	varade
Supine	varat
Imperative	vara
Present participle	varande, varandes
Past participle	-

[edit] Synonyms

• fortfara

[edit] Noun

vara

1. Something which is bought and sold; a ware

[edit] Conjugation

Common
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vara	varan	varor	varorna
Genitive	varas	varans	varors	varornas