volante

See also: Volante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally flying).

Noun

volante (plural volantes)

  1. (historical) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈlante/
  • (file)

Adverb

volante

  1. present adverbial active participle of voli

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔlɑ̃t/

Adjective

volante

  1. feminine singular of volant

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Interlingua

Participle

volante

  1. present participle of volar

Italian

Adjective

volante (masculine and feminine plural volanti)

  1. flying
  2. loose (of a page)
  3. freelance

Noun

volante m (plural volanti)

  1. steering wheel (of a car)
  2. Italian police car

Synonyms

Verb

volante

  1. present participle of volare

Derived terms

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Latin

Participle

volante

  1. ablative masculine singular of volāns
  2. ablative feminine singular of volāns
  3. ablative neuter singular of volāns

Portuguese

volante (1)
volante (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volāns, volantis. Compare the inherited doublet voante.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vuˈlɐ̃tɨ/
  • Hyphenation: vo‧lan‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Adjective

volante (plural volantes, comparable)

  1. flying
  2. floating
  3. loose.

Synonyms

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

  1. (vehicles) steering wheel
  2. (badminton) shuttlecock.

Synonyms

See also


Spanish

Adjective

volante (plural volantes)

  1. flying
  2. loose

Synonyms

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

  1. (automotive) steering wheel
  2. flyer
  3. shuttlecock

volante m or f (plural volantes)

  1. driver
  2. (Peru, Chile, soccer) winger
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