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voltare

to turn

verb vohl-TAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From Vulgar Latin 'volvitare', frequentative of Latin 'volvere' — to roll or turn.

Also means

to flip over

Usage Note

Voltare means to turn (a corner, a page, one's head): voltare l'angolo (to turn the corner), voltare pagina (to turn the page — also figuratively, to move on). The reflexive voltarsi means to turn around: si è voltata di scatto (she turned around abruptly). Auxiliary: avere for the transitive, essere for the reflexive.

Examples

"Volta a destra al semaforo."

Natural Translation

Turn right at the traffic light.

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