volta

From Italian volta.

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.

• Volta (literature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• lovat

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/

volta f (plural voltes)

1. turn
2. lap (of a track)
3. time (instance)

   Synonyms: cop, vegada

volta

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

• “volta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin volvo.

volta f

1. lavolta (dance)

• See voluta

• volta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• volta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

volt +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoltɒ]
• Hyphenation: vol‧ta

volta

1. being, character, condition, rank, nature, or quality of someone or something

• voltaképpen

Borrowed from English volt.

volta m (genitive singular volta, nominative plural voltanna)

1. (electricity) volt

• "volta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “volta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “volta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlta

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

volta f (plural volte)

1. time, instance, occasion

   a volte ― sometimes

   due volte alla settimana ― twice a week

   tre volte tre fa nove ― three times three is nine

2. turn
3. (architecture, anatomy) vault

   Synonym: cupola

• → Greek: βόλτα (vólta, “turn, walk”)

volta

1. feminine singular of volto

volta

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

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈvolːta/

volta

1. volt

• Entry 86481 in Álgu database

volta

1. somersault, volte

• Entry 86482 in Álgu database

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”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɫtɐ/

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

volta f (plural voltas)

1. return (act of returning)

   Synonyms: regresso, retorno

   Antonyms: ida, saída

   A volta do rei.

   The king’s return.

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

   Synonyms: curva, meandro, serpeio, sinuosidade, volteio

   Antonym: reta

   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)

   Synonyms: giro, torneio, virada

   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)

   Synonyms: guinada, reviravolta, virada

   Não me saí bem nas voltas da vida.

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

7. stroll; walk

   dar uma volta ― go for a walk

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