varva

See also: várva

Estonian

Noun

varva

  1. genitive singular of varb

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

varva f (plural varvi)

  1. beard

Swedish

Etymology

From varv (“lap”) +‎ -a.

Verb

varva (present varvar, preterite varvade, supine varvat, imperative varva)

  1. (sports, transitive) to pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself
    Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp
    Having someone complete a lap around you during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up
  2. to layer, to alternate between
    Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan
    Layer cream and jam in the cake
  3. (video games, slang, somewhat dated) to beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning
    Jag varvade Super Mario Bros. igår
    I beat Super Mario Bros. yesterday

Conjugation
Conjugation of varva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive varva varvas
Supine varvat varvats
Imperative varva —
Imper. plural1 varven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative varvar varvade varvas varvades
Ind. plural1 varva varvade varvas varvades
Subjunctive2 varve varvade varves varvades
Participles
Present participle varvande
Past participle varvad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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