contornar

Con- +‎ tornar (“to turn”).

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.toɾ.ˈna(ɾ)/, /ˌkõ.toɹ.ˈna(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.toɾ.ˈna(ɾ)/, /ˌkõ.toɻ.ˈna(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/

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

1. to avoid something in one’s path

   Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa.

   We better go around this region, it is dangerous.

2. to surround a location

   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.

• (to go around somewhere): contornear, tornear
• (to surround a location): cercar, circundar, rodear, tornear

• IPA^(key): /kontorˈnaɾ/, [kõn̪t̪orˈnaɾ]

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.