volée

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See also: volee and voleé

French

Etymology

From Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
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Verb

volée

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of voler

Noun

volée f (plural volées)

  1. (of birds) flying, flight
    prendre la voléeto take flight
  2. (of birds) flock, group
  3. (of missiles) volley
    une volée d’obushowitzer volley
  4. (colloquial) thrashing, defeat
    donner une voléeto give a thrashing
  5. (of stairs) flight
    volée de marchesflight of stairs
  6. (sports) volley

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: boleia

References

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