furar

furar

Catalan

Etymology

From fura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/
• Homophone: furà

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, past participle furat)

1. to ferret

Conjugation

Conjugation of furar (first conjugation)

infinitive			furar
present participle			furant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		furat		furada
		plural		furats		furades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	furo	fures	fura	furem	fureu	furen
	imperfect	furava	furaves	furava	furàvem	furàveu	furaven
	future	furaré	furaràs	furarà	furarem	furareu	furaran
	preterite	furí	furares	furà	furàrem	furàreu	furaren
	conditional	furaria	furaries	furaria	furaríem	furaríeu	furarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	furi	furis	furi	furem	fureu	furin
	imperfect	furés	furessis	furés	furéssim	furéssiu	furessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	fura	furi	furem	fureu	furin

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese furar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *furare (“to pierce”), from Latin forāre (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)

1. to bore; to pierce
   • 1750, anonymous, Galanteo de mozo e moza:

     Agora si, que cai ben

     aquel conto do Boy manso,

     que nunha corrida de Touros,

     se ò pican, â ollos cerrados

     â hùs lles fura os calzòs,

     outros os pincha rodando,

     este quero, aquel non quero,

     esparcendolle os fargallos,

     hasta que queda à Praza

     espoada âô seu mandado:

     Now it sits well

     that tale of the docile ox,

     that in a bullfight,

     if they sting him, as with closed eyes,

     he bores the pants of some,

     others he takes down rolling,

     this one I want, that I don't,

     scattering their rags,

     till the plaza is left

     sieved [dusted?] at his command

   A verdade fura as paredes (proverb) ― The truth pierce the walls

2. (figurative, sports) to shoot a ball with excessive force
3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tallar
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of tallar

Conjugation

Conjugation of furar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	furar
personal	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furaren
Gerund
	furando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	furado			furados
feminine	furada			furadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	furo	furas	fura	furamos	furades	furan
imperfect	furaba	furabas	furaba	furabamos	furabades	furaban
preterite	furei	furaches	furou	furamos	furastes	furaron
pluperfect	furara	furaras	furara	furaramos	furarades	furaran
future	furarei	furarás	furará	furaremos	furaredes	furarán
conditional	furaría	furarías	furaría	furariamos	furariades	furarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	fure	fures	fure	furemos	furedes	furen
preterite	furase	furases	furase	furásemos	furásedes	furasen
future	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	fura	fure	furemos	furade	furen
negative	–	fures	fure	furemos	furedes	furen

Derived terms

• fura
• furabolos
• furado
• furelo
• furo

 

References

• “furar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “furar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “furar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “furar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin forāre. Compare Italian forare and French forer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

• Hyphenation: fu‧rar

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)

1. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in

   Marcos furou seu dedo. ― Marcos pricked his finger.

2. (Brazil, idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike

   Maria furou a fila. ― Maria cut in line.

   Os professores furaram a greve. ― The teachers broke the strike.

3. to fall into a hole
4. (Brazil, idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification)

   João furou nosso encontro. ― João didn't show up to our date.

   Synonym: (Brazil) dar o bolo

5. inflection of furar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of furar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	furar
Personal	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Gerund
	furando
Past participle
Masculine	furado			furados
Feminine	furada			furadas
Indicative
Present	furo	furas	fura	furamos	furais	furam
Imperfect	furava	furavas	furava	furávamos	furáveis	furavam
Preterite	furei	furaste	furou	furamos1, furámos2	furastes	furaram
Pluperfect	furara	furaras	furara	furáramos	furáreis	furaram
Future	furarei	furarás	furará	furaremos	furareis	furarão
Conditional
	furaria	furarias	furaria	furaríamos	furaríeis	furariam
Subjunctive
Present	fure	fures	fure	furemos	fureis	furem
Imperfect	furasse	furasses	furasse	furássemos	furásseis	furassem
Future	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fura	fure	furemos	furai	furem
Negative (não)		não fures	não fure	não furemos	não fureis	não furem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Derived terms

• furo (“hole”)

Related terms

• furado