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voltare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /volˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: vol‧tà‧re

Verb

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voltàre (first-person singular present vòlto, first-person singular past historic voltài, past participle voltàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to turn
  2. (transitive) to flip
    Synonyms: capovolgere, girare, ribaltare, rovesciare
    voltare una monetato flip a coin
    voltare la frittatato flip the frittata
  3. (transitive, rare) to make (something) turn; to rotate
    voltare la chiave nella toppa
    to turn the key in the lock
  4. (transitive, literary) to translate
  5. (intransitive) (typically with a or verso) to turn (in a direction)
    Synonyms: curvare, svoltare, sterzare, virare, sorpassare
    volti a destra!turn right!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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