voltar

Meaning

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)

Hyphenated as

vol‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vowˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese voltar, from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

Sentences

Não tenho escolha a não ser voltar .

I have no choice but to go back.

Vamos voltar ao ponto de partida .

Let's go back to the starting point.

É melhor você voltar , como se estivesse indo em frente .

You'd better go back, as if you were going ahead.

Eu sempre posso voltar a ser um pastor ? o menino pensou .

Can I always go back to being a shepherd? the boy thought.

As bicicletas eram ferramentas essenciais para fazer encomendas ou voltar atrás .

Bicycles were essential tools for placing orders or going back.

Eu quero voltar ao Guanghua Mall às cinco horas .

I want to go back to Guanghua Mall at five o'clock.