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volante

steering wheel

noun adjective voh-LAHN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin volare (to fly), present participle used as noun.

Also means

flying

Usage Note

Volante is masculine as a noun meaning steering wheel (il volante, pl i volanti): tenere il volante (to hold the steering wheel). As an adjective it means 'flying' and is invariable for gender: foglio volante (loose sheet, flyer), squadra volante (flying squad). The seed records gender as f, but il volante (steering wheel) is masculine.

Examples

"Ha perso il controllo del volante."

Natural Translation

He lost control of the steering wheel.

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