# contornar
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From con- +‎ tornar (“to turn”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.toʁˈna(ʁ)/ [kõ.toɦˈna(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.toʁˈna(ʁ)/ [kõ.toɦˈna(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.toɾˈna(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.toʁˈna(ʁ)/ [kõ.toʁˈna(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.toɻˈna(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tuɾˈnaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tuɾˈnaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tuɾˈna.ɾi/

### Verb

contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contornei, past participle contornado)
* (transitive) to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path
    Synonyms: contornear, tornear
    Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa. ― We better go around this region, it is dangerous.
* to surround a location
    Synonyms: cercar, circundar, rodear, tornear
    O castelo é contornado por um muro. ― The castle is surrounded by a wall.
* to overcome a problem with or without solving it
    Contornei a pobreza. ― I overcame poverty.
* to draw the contour of something
    Crianças gostam de contornar suas mãos. ― Children like to trace their hands.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* contornado
* contornamento
* contornável
* contornear
* contorno
* incontornável
* retornar
* tornar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kontoɾˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪oɾˈnaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧tor‧nar

### Verb

contornar (first-person singular present contorno, first-person singular preterite contorné, past participle contornado)
* Alternative form of contornear

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | contornar | contornar | contornar | contornar | contornar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | contornando | contornando | contornando | contornando | contornando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | contornado | contornado | contornada | contornada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | contornados | contornados | contornadas | contornadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | contorno | contornas$^{tú}$ contornás$^{vos}$ | contorna | contornamos | contornáis | contornan |
| indicative | imperfect | contornaba | contornabas | contornaba | contornábamos | contornabais | contornaban |
| indicative | preterite | contorné | contornaste | contornó | contornamos | contornasteis | contornaron |
| indicative | future | contornaré | contornarás | contornará | contornaremos | contornaréis | contornarán |
| indicative | conditional | contornaría | contornarías | contornaría | contornaríamos | contornaríais | contornarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | contorne | contornes$^{tú}$ contornés$^{vos2}$ | contorne | contornemos | contornéis | contornen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | contornara | contornaras | contornara | contornáramos | contornarais | contornaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | contornase | contornases | contornase | contornásemos | contornaseis | contornasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | contornare | contornares | contornare | contornáremos | contornareis | contornaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | contorna$^{tú}$ contorná$^{vos}$ | contorne | contornemos | contornad | contornen |
| imperative | negative | | no contornes | no contorne | no contornemos | no contornéis | no contornen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “contornar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28