volar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to fly, to fly away
2. (transitive) to blow up
3. (transitive) to anger, to exasperate, to infuriate
4. (transitive) to rouse
5. (transitive) to make fly out
6. (transitive) to release (a hunting falcon)
7. (transitive) to raise to the top of the line (e.g., a letter or number)
8. (intransitive) to flutter, to hover
9. (intransitive) to spread like wildfire
10. (transitive) to disappear suddenly
11. (transitive) to jut out, to project
12. (transitive) to sell like hotcakes, fly off the shelves
13. (El-Salvador,colloquial,intransitive) to hasten; to hurry up

Concepts

fly

flit

aviate

explode

glide

blast

disappear

scud

run

vanish

go fas

hurtle

run fast

spread quickly

spring

detonate a mine

project

soar

steal

blow up

burst

detonate

run away

wander

vaporize

breeze

wing

pilot

fell

flee

take flight

flying

approach

fly up

float

plummet

scoot

hop

jump

airborne

fly away

Hyphenated as

vo‧lar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boˈlaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin volāre. Compare Galician and Portuguese voar.

Sentences

Aunque su vuelo es rápido , estas aves son reticentes a volar cualquier distancia .

Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance.