contornar

From con- +‎ tornar (“to turn”).

contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contornei, past participle contornado)

1. (transitive) to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path

   Synonyms: contornear, tornear

   Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa. ― We better go around this region, it is dangerous.

2. to surround a location

   Synonyms: cercar, circundar, rodear, tornear

   O castelo é contornado por um muro. ― The castle is surrounded by a wall.

3. to overcome a problem with or without solving it

   Contornei a pobreza. ― I overcame poverty.

4. to draw the contour of something

   Crianças gostam de contornar suas mãos. ― Children like to trace their hands.

• IPA^(key): /kontoɾˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪oɾˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧tor‧nar

contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contorné, past participle contornado)

1. alternative form of contornear

• “contornar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024