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volta.

return (act of returning)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɔw.tɐ/Brazil[ˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]Brazil/ˈvɔl.tɐ/Portugal[ˈvɔɫ.tɐ]Portugal
  1. return (act of returning)

    feminine
    A volta do rei.
  2. bend (in a course, line, pipe, etc.)

    feminine
    O barco ficou preso numa volta do riacho.
  3. turnaround (act of turning around)

    feminine
    Fiz uma volta com o carro.
  4. a loop of a coil or spiral staircase

    feminine
  5. loop (length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over)

    feminine
  6. volte-face (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle)

    feminine · figuratively
    Não me saí bem nas voltas da vida.
  7. stroll; walk

    feminine
    dar uma volta
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈvɔw.tɐ/Brazil[ˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]Brazil/ˈvɔl.tɐ/Portugal[ˈvɔɫ.tɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of voltar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of voltar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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