vadiar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From vadio +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: vadear (Portugal, some Brazilian pronunciations)
  • Hyphenation: va‧di‧ar

Verb

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vadiar (first-person singular present vadio, first-person singular preterite vadiei, past participle vadiado)

  1. (intransitive) to wander (to move without purpose or specified destination)
    Synonym: vagar
  2. (intransitive) to loaf (to do nothing)
    • 2011 December 3, Chorão, Thiago Castanho (lyrics and music), “Céu Azul” (1:19 from the start), in Música Popular Caiçara, performed by Charlie Brown Jr., São Paulo: Radar Records:
      E viver, e cantar, não importa qual seja o dia / Vamos viver, vadiar, o que importa é nossa alegria
      And live, and sing, it doesn't matter what day it is. Let's live, loaf, what matters is our joy.

Conjugation

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