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voltear
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vow.teˈa(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯.teˈa(h)], /vow.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /vowˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vow.teˈa(ɾ)/ [voʊ̯.teˈa(ɾ)], /vow.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [voʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /vowˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/ [voʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vow.teˈa(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯.teˈa(χ)], /vow.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /vowˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [voʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vow.teˈa(ɻ)/ [voʊ̯.teˈa(ɻ)]
- Hyphenation: vol‧te‧ar
Verb
voltear (first-person singular present volteio, first-person singular preterite volteei, past participle volteado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “voltear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
voltear (first-person singular present volteo, first-person singular preterite volteé, past participle volteado)
- to turn
- Synonyms: dar vuelta, girar, volver
- 1894, Ricardo Palma, Tradiciones peruanas - Quinta serie, es:Un señor de muchos pergaminos:
- -Déjeme en paz el abuelo, que está ñoño, y por hoy no me siento de humor para escuchar chocheces -contestó con arrogancia el de Sotomayor, haciendo ademán de voltear la espalda.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to toss and turn; to move about
- 2011, Isidro Cabrera, Hijos Para Dar Consuelo:
- Me fustiga el hastío de voltear en el lecho luchando por dormir, pero sigo despierto.
- I'm sick and tired of the tedium of tossing and turning in bed, struggling to sleep, but I remain awake.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “voltear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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