vara

IPA: vˈɑrʌ

(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 1.1 m.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 0.7 m².
A surname from Spanish.
(law) Acronym of Visual Artists Rights Act.
Acronym of volume at risk approach.

Examples of "vara" in Sentences

Äkta vara: noveller/översättning: Britt Arenander och Solveig Nellinge.
But also he has the title of Îśvara, which is specially applied to Śiva.
Veckans fight blir första semifinalen i ämnet - det var så många som ville vara med!
Jag vill tacka för äran att vara här, tacka Svenska Akademien, tacka svenska folket och jag vill också tacka skogen.
Adorno de tela que, sobre unos aros y con forma de cilindro acabado en cono, cubre parte de la vara de la cruz de algunas parroquias.
Och som ett brev på posten skriver Jeff Jarvis om författandet, varför böcker ska vara processer och inte produkter: This vision came from my readers.
I once existed in Texas and I was reared by pioneer single-parent leather-hide Texian ladies and I never remember hearing the word "vara" used or defined.
(Må inte vara våra genrer, men det är den bästa Hollywoodfilm som någonsin gjorts, och Hollywood är väl science fiction, fantasy och skräck all rolled up in one?) - If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it.
Mounted on a pony that could cover something near a "vara" at a step, with a pocket compass to direct his course, he would trot out a survey by counting the beat of his pony's hoofs, mark his corners, and write out his field notes with the complacency produced by an act of duty well performed.