volta

English

Noun

volta (plural voltas)

1. (music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
2. (music, dance) A volte
3. (poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

See also

• Volta (literature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Volta (literature)

Anagrams

• lovat

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Catalan

Verb

volta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of voltar
2. second-person singular imperative form of voltar

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Irish

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Noun

volta m (genitive volta, nominative plural voltanna)

1. (electricity) volt

Declension

Declension of volta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative volta voltanna Vocative a volta a voltanna Genitive volta voltanna Dative volta voltanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an volta na voltanna Genitive an volta na voltanna Dative leis an volta don volta leis na voltanna

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlta/

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Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin root *volta, from volŭta (perhaps via *volvita (“a turn”)), the feminine form of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Also possibly from the past participle of volgere (volto), or from the verb voltare. Compare Spanish vuelta.

Noun

volta f (plural volte)

1. time, instance, occasion

   due volte alla settimana ― twice a week

   tre volte tre fa nove ― three times three is nine

2. turn
3. (architecture, anatomy) vault

Descendants

• Greek: βόλτα (vólta, “turn, walk”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

alla volta alla volta di a volte alle volte c'era una volta delle volte giravolta per volta

qualche volta talvolta una buona volta una volta una volta che una volta per tutte una volta tanto

Etymology 2

Verb

volta

1. feminine form of volto

Etymology 3

Verb

volta

1. third-person singular present of voltare
2. second-person singular imperative of voltare

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɫtɐ/

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• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔwta/, /ˈvɔwtɐ/
• Homophone: Volta

Etymology

From Old Portuguese volta (“turnaround”), from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *voltāre, from Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō (“I tumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn around”).

Noun

volta f (plural voltas)

1. return (act of returning)

   A volta do rei.

   The king’s return.

2. a bend in a course, line, pipe, etc.

   O barco ficou preso numa volta do riacho.

   The boat got stuck in one of the creek’s bends.

3. turnaround (act of turning around)

   Fiz uma volta com o carro.

   I turned the car around. (Literally: I did a turnaround with the car.)

4. a loop of a coil or spiral staircase
5. loop (length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over)
6. (figuratively) volte-face (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle)

   Não me saí bem nas voltas da vida.

   I didn’t do well in the volte-faces of life.

Synonyms

• (return): regresso, retorno
• (bend): curva, meandro, serpeio, sinuosidade, volteio
• (turnaround): giro, torneio, virada
• (volte-face): guinada, reviravolta, virada

Antonyms

• (return): ida, saída
• (bend): reta

Derived terms

• voltinha (diminutive)

às voltas com à volta de cortar uma volta dar a volta por cima dar uma volta

dar uma volta em dar volta ao juízo dar volta em de volta numa volta de mão

por volta de volta de fiel volta e meia volta olímpica

Related terms

voltado voltador voltar volteada

volteado volteador volteante voltear

volteio volteiro voltejar voltejo

Verb

volta

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of voltar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of voltar