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voltar.

to return; to come back

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/vowˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[voʊ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/vowˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo[voʊ̯ˈta(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to return; to come back

    intransitive
    A rainha logo voltará da guerra.
    Voltamos à nossa terra natal.
  2. to return (to reach a previous state)

    intransitive
    Tive de voltar à etapa de planejamento.
  3. to turn (to adjust something in a direction)

    transitive
    Voltei-me à parede.
    Se voltarem seus olhos à esquerda, poderão ver o pôr do sol.
  4. to shell out; to pay

    transitive
    Voltara vinte euros pelo equipamento.
  5. to turn to (to start to rely on)

    pronominal
    O imperador teve que se voltar ao exército para se manter no poder.
  6. to turn on; to turn against (to rebel against or oppose something formerly supported)

    pronominal
    Meus amigos voltaram-se contra mim.
  7. to get back together (to resume a romantic relationship that was broken up)

    intransitive
    Dois meses após terminarmos, voltei com o Marcelo.
Where this word comes from

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

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