varva

See also: várva

Estonian

varva

varva f (plural varvi)

From varv (“lap”) +‎ -a.

varva (present varvar, preterite varvade, supine varvat, imperative varva)

(sports) to lap (pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself)
Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp
Being lapped during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up

Jag blev varvad av Stig när vi åkte gokart
I was lapped by Stig when we went go-karting
to layer
Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan
Layer cream and jam in the cake
(figuratively) to alternate between, to intersperse
ståuppkomik varvat med musikframträdanden
stand-up comedy interspersed with musical performances
(video games, slang, somewhat dated) to beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning
Synonyms: klara, klara ut

Jag varvade Super Mario Bros. igår
I beat Super Mario Bros. yesterday

Conjugation of varva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	varva		varvas
Supine	varvat		varvats
Imperative	varva		—
Imper. plural¹	varven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	varvar	varvade	varvas	varvades
Ind. plural¹	varva	varvade	varvas	varvades
Subjunctive²	varve	varvade	varves	varvades
	Participles
Present participle	varvande
Past participle	varvad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.