volta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) return (act of returning)
2. (feminine) bend (in a course, line, pipe, etc.)
3. (feminine) turnaround (act of turning around)
4. (feminine) a loop of a coil or spiral staircase
5. (feminine) loop (length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over)
6. (feminine, figuratively) volte-face (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle)
7. (feminine) stroll; walk

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of voltar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of voltar:

voltar

1. (intransitive) to return; to come back
2. (intransitive) to return (to reach a previous state)
3. (transitive) to turn (to adjust something in a direction)
4. (transitive) to shell out; to pay
5. (pronominal) to turn to (to start to rely on)
6. (pronominal) to turn on; to turn against (to rebel against or oppose something formerly supported)
7. (intransitive) to get back together (to resume a romantic relationship that was broken up)

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Concepts

return

spin

lap

turn

hook

🪝

deflection

detour

homecoming

innings

loop

➿

recurrence

return ticket

revolution

ride

round

tour

turnaround

backing

turning

bend

coming back

crotchet

curve

Opposite of

ida, saída, reta

Synonyms

regresso

retorno

passeio

giro

vinda

andada

de

tour

gancho

🪝

passagem

Translations

vuelta

ritorno

tour

giro

retour

tornada

regreso

retorn

επιστροφή

girato

Kurve

volta

Rückfahrkarte

Krümmung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɔw.tɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese volta (“turnaround”), from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

Sentences

O menino volta para casa , que não é para se casar .

The boy returns home, which is not to be married.

Nosso carro acontece que agora existe algo em volta , se puder ajudar .

Our car happens that now there is something around, if I can help.

Então eu lentamente caminhei de volta para a casa .

Then I slowly walked back to the house.

O garoto olhou em volta para as tamareiras .

The boy looked around at the date palms.

Eles pareciam rir dele ? e ele riu de volta . Seu coração explodiu de alegria .

They seemed to laugh at him? and he laughed back. His heart burst with joy.

Quem prega a verdade , ele volta para casa com uma contusão .

Whoever preaches the truth, he comes home with a bruise.