furar

Catalan

Etymology

From fura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fuˈɾaɾ]
• Homophone: furà

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furí, past participle furat)

1. to ferret

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese furar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *furare (“to pierce”), from Latin forāre (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to bore; to pierce

   A verdade fura as paredes ― The truth pierce the walls (proverb)

2. (figurative, sports) to shoot a ball with excessive force
3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tallar
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of tallar

Derived terms

• fura
• furabolos
• furado
• furelo
• furo

 

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “fura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “furar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin forāre, infinitive of forō. Compare Italian forare and French forer.

Verb

1. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in

   Marcos furou seu dedo. ― Marcos pricked his finger.

2. (idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike

   Maria furou a fila. ― Maria cut in line.

   Os professores furaram a greve. ― The teachers broke the strike.

3. to fall into a hole
4. (idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification)

   João furou nosso encontro. ― João didn't show up to our date.

   Synonym: dar o bolo

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Derived terms

• furo (“hole”)

Related terms

• furado