voler

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to fly through the air
  2. (transitive) to pursue flying
  3. (intransitive) to scarper, flee
  4. (transitive) to steal, rob

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɔ.le/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French voler, from Latin volāre. Displaced Old French rober (unrelated to Modern French rober (“to wrap a cigar in a sheet of tobacco”)).

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