Polyglot Dictionary

boiar

/boˈjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
boio
preterite (eu)
boiei
past participle
boiado

Meaning

  1. to float

    • O barco boiava.

      The boat floated.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

flutuar

boiar is more colloquial, and also means "to be lost or confused," like "estou boiando," I'm lost; flutuar is more general or formal — both mean "to float."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

flotar

flotar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to float."

French

flotter

flotter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to float."

Practice

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