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)
7. (intransitive) to get back together (to resume a romantic relationship that was broken up)

Concepts

return

turn

come back

go back

turn around

turn round

whirl

rotate

revolve

resend

retreat

retrograde

reverse

send back

shuffle

switch on

transmute

turn on

turn over

reverse button

blend

reverse button

capsize

fall back

invert

mingle

mix

recur

relay

reply

Synonyms

voltear

transformar

volver

rodar

regressar

virar

retornar

acender

ligar

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tornear

recorrer

torcer

dar a volta

mexer

mesclar

girar

devolver

botão de inversão

baralhar

restituir

misturar

Translations

volver

revenir

retourner

regresar

tourner

tornar

draaien

tornare

terugkeren

terugkomen

drehen

omdraaien

zurückkommen

wenden

teruggaan

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.