rolar

Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French rouler, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French roler, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin rotulare (“to roll", "revolve”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁo.ˈla(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ho.ˈla(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /ʁu.ˈlaɾ/
• Hyphenation: ro‧lar

Verb

1. to roll (to cause to revolve or to revolve)

   rolar os dados ― roll the dice

2. (of a vehicle with wheels) to move
3. (Brazil, slang) to happen
4. to roam; to wander

Synonyms

• (to roll): girar, virar
• (to happen): acontecer, ocorrer, produzir-se, realizar-se, sobrevir, suceder
• (to roam): passear, perambular, vaguear

Derived terms

• rola-bosta

Related terms

• rola
• roladeira
• rolado
• rolador
• rolagem

• rolamento
• rolante
• rolão
• roleta

• roliço
• rolim
• rolo
• rotular

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Spanish

Verb

1. to veer round