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voler.

to fly through the air

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/vɔ.le/

  1. to fly through the air

    intransitive
    ne pas voler haut
    voler en éclats

  2. to pursue flying

    transitive

  3. to scarper, flee

    intransitive

  4. to steal, rob

    transitive
    donner c'est donner, reprendre c'est voler
    maquillé comme une voiture volée
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.