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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan cap-virar, capvirar (cf. cap and virer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃa.vi.ʁe/
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Verb

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chavirer

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to capsize
  2. (intransitive) to overturn, keel over, tip over (of objects etc.)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to roll (of eyes); to reel, spin (of room etc.); to turn over (of heart)
  4. (transitive) to bowl over, shatter (someone)

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