beirar

From beira +‎ -ar.

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ɾ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈɾa(ɻ)/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐjˈɾaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈɾaɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /beˈɾa.ɾi/

beirar (first-person singular present beiro, first-person singular preterite beirei, past participle beirado)

(transitive) to border; to skirt (to be on the edge of something)
Synonyms: ladear, margear

O prédio beira o parque municipal. ― The building borders the city park.
(transitive) to border on (to be almost like)
Seus comentários beiram insultos. ― Your comments border on insults.
(transitive) to be almost; to be nearly
O custo do projeto beirava um bilhão de reais. ― The project’s cost was almost a billion reais.

Conjugation of beirar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

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¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

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