Borrowed fromSpanish Portuguese vara ( “ rod ” ) , fromLatin vāra ( “ fork ” ) .
vara (plural varas
( historical ) traditional Spanish unit oflength ,equivalent to about 83.7cm .Synonyms: Spanish rod Spanish ell Spanish yard ( Spanish contexts ) rod ell yard Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 8 ) coto ( 1 ⁄ 4 ) palmo ( 1 ⁄ 3 ) pie ( 1 ⁄ 2 ) codo ( 1+ 2 ⁄ 3 ) Spanish pace estado braza ( 2 varas ) toesa ( 4 varas ) estadal ( 50 varas ) cordel ( 5,000 varas ) legua ( historical ) traditional Portuguese unit oflength ,equivalent to about 1.1m .Synonyms: Portuguese rod Portuguese ell Portuguese yard ( Portuguese contexts ) rod ell yard Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 40 ) polegada ( 1 ⁄ 5 ) palmo ( 3 ⁄ 10 ) Portuguese foot ( 3 ⁄ 5 ) covado ( English equivalents to the vara ) yard rod ell ( 1+ 1 ⁄ 2 ) passo ( 1+ 4 ⁄ 5 ) toesa ( 2 varas ) braça ( historical ) traditional Spanish unit ofarea ,equivalent to about 0.7m² .Coordinate terms: ( 100 varas ) fanega ( 10,000 varas ) manzana ( 1,000,000 varas ) labor vara
first-person singular aorist indicative ofvar Inherited fromLatin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withGalician Portuguese , and Spanish vara
vara f (plural vares
( historical , measure) vara , aSpanish rod ,ell , oryard ,a traditional unit of length Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 3 ) peu ( 1+ 2 ⁄ 3 ) pas passa ( 2 varas ) braça Inherited fromProto-Finnic *vara Proto-Germanic *warō Swedish vara German Ware English ware Finnish vara Livonian varā
vara (genitive vara partitive vara
property ,estate ,goods ;things belonging to a person or organisationDerived fromProto-Finnic *varas Proto-Baltic *vāras Lithuanian voras ( “ old ” ) . Cognate toFinnish varhain
vara (comparative varem
early Antonym: hilja Derived fromMiddle Low German waren
vara (third person singular past indicative vardi third person plural past indicative vart supine vart
totake ,last ,require ( about time ) 1 Only the past participle being declined.
Inherited fromProto-Oceanic *paraq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *para Ilocano pára
vara
coconut heart orcoconut apple , i.e. spongycotyledon from a sproutingcoconut Gatty, Ronald (2009 ) “vara”, inFijian-English Dictionary , Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty,→ISBN 292 Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008 )The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic , volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN 373-4 FromProto-Finnic *vara Estonian vara Proto-Germanic *warō Swedish vara ( “ goods ” ) ,vara ( “ care ” ) ,English ware ( “ aware ” ) ,aware ware ( “ goods ” ) ).
vara
reserve ,backup ( that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use ) Mäyrä tarvitsee paksun rasvakerroksen talvenvaraksi . ―A badger needs a thick layer of fat as areserve for winter. Minulla on ylimääräinen tulppavaralla . ―I have an extra plug asbackup . ( in theplural ) natural )resources , (natural )reserves Synonym: luonnonvarat Irakilla on suuret öljyvarat . ―Iraq has large oilreserves . ( in theplural ) stores ,stocks ,reserves Synonym: varasto ( usually in theplural ) funds ,means ,assets ,savings Synonyms: rahat maksukyky ( literally“ ability to pay ” ) ,( asset ) varallisuus Minulla ei ole tähänvaraa . ―I can't afford this. (literally, “I don't have the funds for this. ”)( usually in thesingular ) room ,margin ;allowance Muista jättää kutistumisenvaraa . ―Remember to leave anallowance for shrinking. Minulla ei olevaraa autoon. I can'tafford a car. Meillä ei olevaraa virheisiin. ―We have nomargin for errors. ( mostly in idioms and proverbs ) caution ,concern ,care ;often translated into English with an adjective ( see alsopitää varansa ) Synonym: varovaisuus Pidävarasi , ettet putoa. ―Becareful so that you don't fall. Eivara venettä kaada. ( proverb ) Caution does not overturn a boat. ( woodworking ) tool forcutting long grooves into (the bottoms of)logs for fitting, or fordrafting where the grooves will be cutSynonym: varausrauta Collocations
elää ylivarojensa ―to live beyond one'smeans heittäytyä[ + genitive + ] varaan ―to bank on, count on, depend on (literally, “to cast oneselfon ”)jättää sattumanvaraan ―to leaveto chance/contingency ollavaraa ( + illative; monopersonal, verb always in the third-person singular, subject in the adessive ) to afford (literally, “to havefunds ”)ollavaralla ―to be in reserve/store, be at hand, be (readily) available olla[ + genitive + ] varassa ―to rest on( physically ) , to rely/depend on( figuratively ) olla[ + genitive + ] varoissaan ―to be wealthy, be well-to-do, be flush (literally, “to be in one'sfunds ”)rakentua[ + genitive + ] varaan ―to be basedon , be foundedon , be groundedin siltävaralta , että... ―in case... Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese vara ( “ rod ” ) attested in the 13th centuryCantigas de Santa Maria Latin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withCatalan Portuguese Spanish vara
vara f (plural varas
a long and thinstick ,pole orrod Synonym: valoira shoot ;twig ( historical , measure) vara especially as acloth yard ,a former unit of length Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 3 ) pé ( 1+ 2 ⁄ 3 ) paso ( 2 varas ) braza 1335 El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos , Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page463 :que den a uos Eluira Perez en uossa vida de tres en tres annos çinquovaras de valacyna noua ou os dineiros para ella, quantos ella custar enna tenda they should give you, Elvira Pérez, throughout your life each three years, fiveyards of new Valencian cloth or the money for them, whatever it costs in the store See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
inflection ofvarar third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja ,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “vara ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “vara ”, inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “vara ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández ,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “vara ”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “vara ”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega ,→ISSN Inherited fromOld Norse vara
vara f (genitive singular vöru nominative plural vörur
article ,commodity ( in the plural form ) goods ,wares ,freight ,commodities ,merchandise plural form
aðrar neytendavörur en matvæli ( “ non-food product ” ) afritunarvörur ( “ reprographic supplies ” ) alþjóðasamningur um viðskipti með mjólkurvörur ( “ International Dairy Agreement ” ) Bandalagsvörur ( “ Community goods ” ) blekvörur ( “ ink products ” ) brauðvörur ( “ bakery products, bread products, baker's wares ” ) búnaður til að meðhöndla vörur ( “ goods-handling equipment ” ) efnislegar fjárfestingarvörur ( “ tangible capital goods ” ) efnislegar vörur ( “ tangible goods ” ) einnota vörur ( “ disposable articles ” ) endursendar vörur ( “ returned consignments ” ) fiskveiðivörur ( “ articles for fishing ” ) fjárfestingarvörur ( “ capital goods, investment goods ” ) flugeldavörur ( “ pyrotechnics ” ) flugeldavörur ( “ pyrotechnic articles ” ) fótsnyrtivörur ( “ pedicure preparations ” ) framleiðsluvörur ( “ manufactured goods ” ) fullunnar vörur ( “ compensating products, final goods ” ) förðunarvörur ( “ make-up preparations ” ) gerð vörureikninga ( “ invoicing ” ) gerjaðar drykkjarvörur ( “ fermented beverages ” ) gullsmíðavörur ( “ goldsmiths' ' wares ” ) handsnyrtivörur ( “ manicure preparations ” ) handverksvörur ( “ handicraft supplies ” ) hálfunnar vörur ( “ intermediate goods ” ) háraflitunarvörur ( “ hair bleaches ” ) hárlitunarvörur ( “ hair tints ” ) hárvörur ( “ articles for use with the hair ” ) hjúkrunarvörur ( “ medical goods ” ) hreingerningavörur ( “ cleaning products ” ) hreinlætisvörur ( “ toilet articles ” ) hreinsaðar olíuvörur ( “ refined petroleum products ” ) innfluttar vörur ( “ imported products ” ) innlendar vörur ( “ domestic goods ” ) íþróttavörur ( “ sports goods ” ) járnsmíðavörur ( “ blacksmiths' wares ” ) járnvörur ( “ hardware, ironmongery ” ) kornvörur ( “ cereals ” ) körfugerðarvörur ( “ basketware ” ) leðurvörur ( “ leather articles, leather goods ” ) leirvörur ( “ crockery ” ) markaðskynningarvörur ( “ promotion products ” ) markaður með notaðar vörur ( “ second-hand market ” ) millistigsvörur ( “ intermediary goods ” ) mjólkurvörur ( “ lactic products ” ) munaðarvörur ( “ luxury goods ” ) nefnd um textílvörur ( “ Textiles Committee ” ) neysluvörur sem ekki eru varanlegar ( “ consumer non-durables ” ) notaðar vörur ( “ second-hand goods ” ) of hár vörureikningur ( “ over invoicing ” ) óunnar vörur ( “ goods in the unaltered state ” ) pakki sem inniheldur tóbaksvörur ( “ unit packet of tobacco products ” ) rafeindavörur ( “ electronic supplies ” ) raftæknivörur ( “ electrotechnical supplies ” ) rafvörur ( “ electrical goods ” ) rafvörur til sérstakra nota ( “ special-purpose electrical goods ” ) rekstrarvörur ( “ consumables, supplies, production supplies ” ) rekstrarvörur til blóðlækninga ( “ haematological consumables ” ) rekstrarvörur til lækninga ( “ medical consumables ” ) rekstrarvörur til nota við geislagreiningar ( “ radiodiagnostic supplies ” ) rekstrarvörur til nota við sjúkdómsgreiningar ( “ diagnostic supplies ” ) rekstrarvörur til tannlækninga ( “ dental consumables ” ) samkeppnisvörur ( “ competitive products ” ) samlímdar vörur ( “ laminated products ” ) samningur um textílvörur og fatnað ( “ Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ” ) samsvarandi vörur ( “ corresponding goods ” ) silfursmíðavörur ( “ silversmiths' wares ” ) skattfrjálsar vörur ( “ tax-free goods ” ) skrifstofuvörur ( “ office supplies ” ) skömmtunarvél fyrir hreinlætisvörur ( “ sanitary dispensing machine ” ) smíðavörur ( “ smiths' wares ” ) snyrtivörur ( “ cosmetics, toiletry, toilet preparations, cosmetic articles ” ) snyrtivörur í duftformi ( “ powdered cosmetics ” ) sokkavörur ( “ hosiery ” ) steypuvörur úr hita- og þrýstihertri frauðsteypu ( “ autoclaved aerated concrete products ” ) steypuvörur úr léttri frauðsteypu ( “ lightweight aerated concrete products ” ) stoðtækjavörur ( “ orthopaedic supplies ” ) sviknar vörur ( “ counterfeit goods ” ) sælkeravörur ( “ delicatessen ” ) sætabrauð og brauðvörur ( “ pastry-cook product ” ) tankskip fyrir unnar olíuvörur ( “ product tanker ” ) tágasmíðavörur ( “ wickerwork ” ) textílvörur til innanhússnota ( “ interior textiles ” ) tollar á útfluttar vörur ( “ customs duties on exports ” ) tóbaksvörur ( “ tobacco goods ” ) tómstundavörur ( “ recreational goods ” ) trésmíðavörur ( “ carpentry ” ) tölvuvörur ( “ computer supplies ” ) unnar kornvörur ( “ cereal preparations ” ) upplýsingavörur ( “ information products ” ) útvega vörur ( “ supply goods ” ) varanlegar neysluvörur ( “ consumer durables ” ) veiðivörur ( “ articles for hunting ” ) viðskipti með framleiðsluvörur ( “ trade in products ” ) vísindanefnd um neysluvörur ( “ Scientific Committee on Consumer Products ” ) vísindanefnd um snyrtivörur og aðrar neytendavörur en matvæli ( “ Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers ” ) vörur af ólíkum uppruna ( “ items of mixed provenance ” ) vörur á vörubrettum ( “ palletised goods ” ) vörur bundnar í stroffu ( “ pre-slung goods ” ) vörur frá löndum utan Bandalagsins ( “ non-Community goods ” ) vörur í dósum ( “ canned products ” ) vörur í gámum ( “ containerised freight ” ) vörur í krukkum ( “ jarred products ” ) vörur í tengslum við gagnagrunna ( “ database goods ” ) vörur í umbúðum ( “ packaged goods ” ) vörur í vistarverur manna ( “ furnishing articles ” ) vörur sem framleiddar eru til eigin neyslu ( “ goods produced for own consumption ” ) vörur sem greinarmunur er á ( “ differentiated products ” ) vörur sem nota orku ( “ energy-using products ” ) vörur sem tengjast menningu ( “ cultural goods ” ) vörur sem þjóna tvenns konar tilgangi ( “ dual-purpose products, dual-use goods ” ) vörur til að meðhöndla nýrnasjúklinga ( “ renal consumables ” ) vörur til einkanota ( “ personal goods ” ) vörur til heimilisnota ( “ household goods ” ) vörur til hreinlætisnota ( “ toilet requisites ” ) vörur til listsköpunar ( “ art supplies ” ) vörur til veitingarekstrar ( “ catering supplies ” ) vörur til æðamyndatöku ( “ angiography supplies ” ) vörur úr hertu gleri ( “ toughened glassware ” ) vörur úr jurtaríkinu ( “ vegetable products ” ) vörur úr keramíkgleri ( “ ceramic glassware ” ) vörur úr vefleysu ( “ articles made from non-wovens ” ) vörureikningur ( “ invoice ” ) yfirlýsing á vörureikningi ( “ invoice declaration ” ) Inherited fromOld Norse vara Proto-Germanic *warōną
vara (weak verb ,third-person singular past indicative varaði supine varað
towarn [with accusative Synonym: gefa aðvörun 1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Borrowed fromMiddle Low German waren Swedish vara Norwegian vare Danish vare Proto-West Germanic *waʀōn
vara (weak verb ,third-person singular past indicative varði supine varað
( intransitive ) last , tocontinue , togo on Synonym: standa Hvaðvarir þetta lengi? ―How long will thislast ? ( intransitive ) last , toendure , to bepermanent Synonym: endast vara (weak verb ,third-person singular past indicative varði supine varað
( impersonal ) expect Gestirnir komu fyrr en migvarði . ―The guests arrived earlier thanexpected . See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
indefinite genitive plural ofvar See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
indefinite genitive plural ofvör Inherited fromProto-Finnic *vara Proto-Germanic *waraz Finnish vara Estonian vara
vara
protection ,safety property ,possession alertness ,awareness Ruben E. Nirvi (1971 )Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja , Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page640 See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
feminine singular ofvaro vara
inflection ofvarare third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative Inherited fromOld Norse vera ( “ to be ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *wesaną
vara
tobe ^ Söderström, Sven. 1972.Om kvantitetsutvecklingen i norrländska folkmål. p. 27 Inherited fromProto-Finnic *vara Germanic
vara
reserve Inherited fromOld Spanish vara Latin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withCatalan Galician Portuguese vara
vara f ( Hebrew spelling ב׳ארה plural varas
stick ;rod ;crossbar ( diminutive form, typography ) rafe lines in the shape of crossbars that can be used inLadino orthography asdiacritics onHebrew script to alter the sound of letters to create new letters; abreve diacritic (˘ fricative consonant sounds, such as changing פ (/p/) into פﬞ (/f/); usually referred to by the diminutivevarika ( “little crossbar” ) .Synonym: varika See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
third-person singular present indicative ofvarar second-person singular imperative ofvarar From the feminine of the adjectivevārus, vāra, vārum ( “ bent in;knock-kneed ;different ” ) .
vāra f (genitive vārae first declension
fork ,forked branch tripod ,easel First-declension noun.
vāra
inflection ofvārus nominative / vocative feminine singular nominative / accusative / vocative neuter plural vārā
ablative feminine singular ofvārus Seevarš
vara m
genitive singular ofvarš (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
vara f (4th declension )
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vara
accusative / genitive singular ofvarra vara m or f
definite feminine singular ofvare vara m (definite singular varaen indefinite plural varaer or varaar definite plural varaene or varaane
clipping ofvararepresentant vara (present tense varar /varer past tense vara /varte past participle vara /vart passive infinitive varast present participle varande imperative vara /var
alternative form ofvare vara (present tense varar past tense vara past participle vara passive infinitive varast present participle varande imperative vara /var
alternative form ofvare vara f
definite singular ofvare vara n
definite plural ofvar vara
( dialectal , nonstandard ) alternative form ofvera 1949 Alf Prøysen ,Dørstokken heme [The Doorstep at Home 20 :Nå kunde detvara det samma med alt. Now, it couldbe all the same [to him]. “vara” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] Inherited fromLatin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withOld Spanish vara
vara
( measure ) vara , aPortuguese rod ,yard orell ,a traditional unit of length vara
genitive plural ofvǫr Inherited fromLatin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withOld Galician-Portuguese vara
vara f (plural varas
( measure ) vara , aSpanish rod ,ell , oryard ,a traditional unit of length Ralph Steele Boggset al. (1946 ) “vara”, inTentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish , volume II, Chapel Hill,page518 Inherited fromOld Norse vera vesa Proto-Germanic *wesaną Danish være Icelandic vera
vara
Tobe to occupy a place, to be Conjugation of vara
present past infinitive vara ,væra — participle vara varin active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive iæk æm ,ær sē ,sēi ,sī ,æri ,væri — var ,uas vāre þū æst sē ,sēi ,sī ,æri ,væri æ vart ,uast vāre han ær sē ,sēi ,sī ,æri ,væri — var ,uas vāre vīr ærum sēin ,varin ,værin ærum vārom vāre īr ærin sēn ,vari ,værin ærin vārin vāre þēr æru ,æra ,aru sē — vāro vāre
Alternative scripts
𑀯𑀭 ( Brahmi script ) वर ( Devanagari script ) ৰর ( Bengali script ) වර ( Sinhalese script ) ဝရ ( Burmese script ) วร วะระ ( Thai script ) ᩅᩁ ( Tai Tham script ) ວຣ ວະຣະ ວະລະ ( Lao script ) វរ ( Khmer script ) 𑅇𑄢 ( Chakma script ) vara
excellent[ 1] noble[ 1] Declension table of "vara" (masculine)
Declension table of "varā" (feminine)
Declension table of "vara" (neuter)
vara m or n [ 1]
wish,[ 1] [ 1] [ 1] As the masculine or neuter of the adjective above, as appropriate.
vara
second-person singular imperative active ofvarati ( “ to desire ” ) Extracted fromvarati vareti vāreti
vara m
The Pali root var [ 2] Synonym: vu [ 3] ↑1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Pali Text Society (1921–1925 ) “vara ”, inPali-English Dictionary , London: Chipstead ^ Warder A.K. (2001 )Introduction to Pali (overall work in English), Oxford: The Pali Text Society, page380 : “var (I) varati vuta -vari varissati varitvā ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925 ) “vuṇāti ”, inPali-English Dictionary , London: Chipstead
Rhymes:-aɾɐ Hyphenation:va‧ra Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese vara ( “ rod ” ) , fromLatin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withCatalan Galician Spanish vara
vara f (plural varas
( historical , measure) vara , aPortuguese rod ,yard orell ,a former unit of length about equal to 1.1 m Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 40 ) polegada ( 1 ⁄ 5 ) palmo ( 3 ⁄ 10 ) pé ( 3 ⁄ 5 ) côvado ( English equivalent, reckoned as5 ⁄ 6 ) jarda ( 1+ 1 ⁄ 2 ) passo ( 1+ 4 ⁄ 5 ) toesa ( 2 varas ) braça ( historical , measure) square vara ,a former unit of area about equal to 1.2 m² Synonym: vara quadrada Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 25 ) palmo ( 403+ 1 ⁄ 3 ) aguilhada ( 4,840 varas ) geira astick , atwig a districtcourt , an original court, a trial court or court of first instance ( collective ) herd ofpigs ( collective ) band ofcoatis ( vulgar , slang ) penis See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
inflection ofvarar third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative “vara ”, iniDicionário Aulete 2008 –2025 “vara ”, inDicionário inFormal (in Portuguese),2006 –2025 “vara ” inDicionário Aberto based onNovo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913 “vara ”, inDicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa 2003 –2025 “vara ”, inMichaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa 2015 –2025 “vara ”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa 2008 –2025 Fromvară -a
vara
in thesummer vara f
definite nominative / accusative singular ofvară vara (Cyrillic spelling вара
genitive singular ofvar vara (Cyrillic spelling вара
third-person singular present ofvarati Of Germanic origin, borrowed fromLombardic *bāra ( “ stretcher, bier ” ) , ultimately fromProto-West Germanic *bāru Proto-Germanic *bērō Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ( “ to carry, bear ” ) . Cognate withSaterland Frisian Beere ( “ stretcher, bier ” ) ,Dutch baar ( “ bier ” ) ,German Bahre ( “ bier, stretcher ” ) andItalian barella
IPA (key ) : /ˈva.ɾa/ ,[ˈva.ɾa] Hyphenation:và‧ra vara f (plural vari
( dated ) bier ,stretcher Synonyms: catalettu littica ( by extension, religious folklore ) ferculum IPA (key ) : /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈba.ɾa] Rhymes:-aɾa Syllabification:va‧ra Inherited fromOld Spanish vara Latin vāra ( “ fork ” ) . Cognate withCatalan Galician Portuguese vara
vara f (plural varas
rod ,pole ( a long thin stick ) Synonyms: palo bastón barra rod ( a thin cane or branch ) Synonym: rama rod ( a staff of office ) ( bullfighting ) lance ( historical , measure) vara , aSpanish rod oryard ( a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 83.7 cm ) Coordinate terms: ( 1 ⁄ 8 ) coto ( 1 ⁄ 4 ) palmo ( 1 ⁄ 3 ) pie ( 1 ⁄ 2 ) codo ( English equivalent ) yarda ( 1+ 2 ⁄ 3 ) paso ( 2 varas ) estado braza toesa ( 4 varas ) estadal ( 50 varas ) cordel ( 5,000 varas ) legua ( historical , measure) vara , asquare vara ( a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 0.7 m² ) Synonym: vara cuadrada Coordinate terms: ( 100 varas ) fanega ( 10,000 varas ) manzana yardstick ( a straight-edge tool for measuring length ) ( figurative ) yardstick ( a standard used to establish a baseline for measurements or comparisons ) Synonym: estándar 2020 October 4, Franco Mizrahi, “La doble vara de la Corte Suprema de Justicia: los casos sensibles que posterga el máximo tribunal”, inEl Destape [2] La inusual celeridad con la que la Corte Suprema de Justicia abordó el caso de los jueces Leopoldo Bruglia, Pablo Bertuzi y Germán Castelli expuso la doblevara con la que el Tribunal Supremo toma o deja los expedientes que le llegan. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
feminine singular ofvaro See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vara
inflection ofvarar third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative IPA (key ) : /²vɑːra/ ,( verb, usually ) /vɑː/ Pronunciation of the present tense formär usually varies between/eː/ and/ɛː/ depending on the accent. The pronunciation/ɛːr/ ,[æːɾ] also occurs, especially when it is stressed, in ceremonial speech, or increasingly also due tospelling pronunciation . Rhymes:-²ɑːra -ɑː Inherited fromOld Swedish vara væra Old Norse vera vesa Proto-Germanic *wesaną Danish være Icelandic vera Norwegian være
vara (present är preterite var supine varit imperative var
tobe to occupy a place, to be (somewhere)Var har duvarit ? Where have youbeen ? Synonyms: befinna sig finnas ligga sitta stå to occur, to take placeDetvar fest igår Therewas a party yesterday ( uncommon ) c. 1847 , Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare'sHamlet (c. 1601),act 3, scene 1 Attvara eller ickevara , det är frågan: Tobe or not tobe – that is the question: Attvara eller intevara , det är frågan Tobe or not tobe , that is the question Synonyms: finnas finnas till existera vara till ( copulative ) Indicates that the subject and object are the same. Bruce Wayneär Batman Bruce Wayneis Batman ( copulative , mathematics ) Indicates that the values on either side of an equation are the same. ett plus ettär två one plus oneis two ( copulative ) Indicates that the subject plays the role of or belongs to the group represented by the predicate nominal. This is idiomatically applied more broadly compared to English, as the examples below show. Including an article or making the noun definite – like in English – is not ungrammatical and does not change the meaning of the examples – it is only unidiomatic (and often intuitively redundant to native speakers, for example for giving a count of one (en ett Han blevpresident 2007 He becamepresident in 2007 [same in Swedish as in English] Jag ärislänning I amIcelandic [[an] Icelander] Jag äriranier I amIranian [[an] Iranian] Jag ärtysk I amGerman [[a] German] Jag äramerikan I am anAmerican [[an] American] Jag ärbritt I amBritish [[a] Brit] Hon ärläkare She isa doctor Är honbagare ? Is shea baker ? Han varsoldat He wasa soldier Han har varitlöjtnant He has beena lieutenant Hon ärlagkapten She isa/the team captain Han ärfrimurare He isa Freemason Han ärfilmfantast He isa movie buff Hon har blivitmamma She has becomea mother Vem ärfar till barnen? Who isthe father of the children? Vem ärstorasyster och vem ärlillasyster ? Who isthe big sister and who isthe little sister ? att varamänniska to bea human Hon ärläkare ,soldat ochmamma på samma gång She isa doctor ,a soldier , anda mother at the same time Hon ären skicklig läkare She isa skilled doctor ["Skilled doctor" is not considered a "role," so an article (en ( copulative ) Connects a noun to an adjective that describes it. Såsenär krämig The sauceis creamy 1917 translation, theBible ,Deuteronomy Femte Mosebok ),1:26 Men I villen icke draga ditupp, utanvoren gensträviga motHerrens , eder Guds, befallning. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of theLord your God. Forms a passive voice that indicates a state or a completed action. The examples below show comparisons against-s Rummetstädas The roomis cleaned (is being cleaned right now (or, alternatively, is cleaned from time to time, as opposed to never being cleaned)) Rummetär städat The roomis clean ("is cleaned" in the sense of "has been cleaned") Rummetstädas en gång i veckan The roomis cleaned once a week Rummetär städat en gång i veckan The roomis clean once a week (an unusual thing to say in Swedish as well) Husetmålades förra veckan, så detvar målat när jag gick förbi det för en timme sen The housewas painted last week, so itwas painted (had painted walls) when I walked past it an hour ago Viräddades av en räddningshelikopter Wewere rescued by a rescue helicopter (a rescue helicopter came and rescued us) Vivar räddade Wehad been rescued ("We were rescued" in the sense of "We had (the property of having) been rescued" as opposed to "Someone came and rescued us" – "We were rescued" is used to express both in English, but Swedish separates them) Pojkenräddades av hunden The boywas saved by the dog Pojkenvar räddad av hunden The boyhad the property of having been saved by the dog (had at some earlier time been saved by the dog – odd-sounding in Swedish too) Pojkenhade räddats av hunden The boyhad been saved by the dog (for comparison – idiomatic-sounding) Bilenkörs The caris driven (right now (or from time to time)) Bilenär körd The caris driven (has been driven (in some context), has more than zero kilometers on the odometer (if talking generally)) Synonyms: ( when putting stress on the process ) bli ( archaic, only still commonly used in the past tense formvart ) varda ( archaic ) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs. Jagär uppstigen sedan en timme ―Ihave been out of bed for an hour Used to indicate things like age, height, temperature, weather, ... Although the past subjunctive in most verbs is viewed as dated (see:Appendix:Swedish verbs ),vore
Conjugation ofvara (irregular) active passive infinitive vara — supine varit — imperative var — imper. plural 1 varen — present past present past indicative är var — — ind. plural 1 äro voro — — subjunctive 2 vare vore — — present participle varande past participle —
See also:äm ( archaic first-person singular present indicative) äst ( archaic second-person singular present indicative) ären ( archaic second-person plural present indicative) voren ( archaic second-person plural past indicative) vara n
existence ,being Varats olidliga lätthetThe Unbearable Lightness ofBeing Inherited fromOld Swedish vara Middle Low German waren Old Saxon waron Proto-Germanic *warōną Danish vare
vara (present varar preterite varade supine varat imperative vara
tolast (go on for)Synonyms: hålla på pågå ( dated ) fortfara Mötetvarade flera timmar. The meetinglasted several hours. tolast , tokeep (not spoil)Synonyms: ( more common ) hålla stå sig Mjölkenvarar längre i kylskåpet. The milk willlast longer in the fridge. Conjugation ofvara (weak) active passive infinitive vara — supine varat — imperative vara — imper. plural 1 varen — present past present past indicative varar varade — — ind. plural 1 vara varade — — subjunctive 2 vare varade — — present participle varande past participle —
Inherited fromOld Swedish vara Old Norse vari Danish vare *vari ( “ care ” ) , related toIcelandic vari ( “ caution, carefullness ” ) , but influenced byMiddle Low German ware namen German wahren wahrnehmen
vara c
care tavara på ―take care of, keep, not throw away, not waste ta sig tillvara ―be careful, beware Only used in expressions like the ones in the usage examples above. Inherited fromOld Swedish vara Old Norse vara Middle Low German ware Danish vare German Ware English ware Sanskrit वर ( vara ,“ valuable ” ) .
varor vara c
a commodity Kärleken har blivit envara Love has become acommodity ( in thesingular ) item (as a singular ofgoods article att lägga envara ivaru korgen to put anitem in the shopping basket [item basket] ( in theplural ) goods ,merchandise ,wares varor som är pårea items/goods that are on saleAttested since 1664. Fromvar ( “ pus ” ) +-a
vara (present varar preterite varade supine varat imperative vara
to generatepus Såret börjadevara efter några timmar. The wound began tofill with pus after a few hours. Inherited fromProto-Finnic *vara Germanic Finnish vara
vara
stock ,store ,inventory resource asset Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “запас ресурс состояние средство фонд Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary [3] Inherited fromProto-Finnic *vara
vara
property ,possessions supplies ,stock support share ( of something ) Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012 ) “vara ”, inVadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language 
