volar
Meaning
- (intransitive) to fly, to fly away
- (transitive) to blow up
- (transitive) to anger, to exasperate, to infuriate
- (transitive) to rouse
- (transitive) to make fly out
- (transitive) to release (a hunting falcon)
- (transitive) to raise to the top of the line (e.g., a letter or number)
- (intransitive) to flutter, to hover
- (intransitive) to spread like wildfire
- (transitive) to disappear suddenly
- (transitive) to jut out, to project
- (transitive) to sell like hotcakes, fly off the shelves
- (El-Salvador,colloquial,intransitive) to hasten; to hurry up
Concepts
fly up
go fas
run fast
spread quickly
detonate a mine
fly away
Synonyms
ir muy rápido
ir volando
enviar por aire
enviar por avión
pasar con rapidez
volar aviones
volar sin motor
salir pitar disparar
llegar volando
acercarse volando
hacer volar
Frequency
Hyphenated as
vo‧lar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boˈlaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin volāre. Compare Galician and Portuguese voar.
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