Meaning
to turn, veer
- to change direction (nautical or aeronautical)
- to shift, turn, or change towards a different opinion or tone
In a sentence
L'aereo ha virato bruscamente per evitare la tempesta.
The plane veered sharply to avoid the storm.
Il veliero sta virando verso il porto.
The sailing ship is tacking toward the port.
La conversazione è virata subito su temi più seri.
The conversation immediately shifted toward more serious topics.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| virare | infinitive |
| viro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| viri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| viriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| virate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| virano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| viravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| viravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| virava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| viravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| viravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| viravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| virai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| virasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| virò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| virammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| viraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| virarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| virerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| virerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| virerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| virerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| viri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| viri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| viri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| viriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| viriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| virino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| virassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| virassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| virasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| virassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| viraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| virassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| virerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| virerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| virereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| virerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| viriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| virate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| virando | gerund |
| virato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in nautical contexts ('ha virato a destra') and often intransitive; in figurative senses, both 'avere' and 'essere' are used.