voltear

Portuguese

Etymology

From volta +‎ -ear.

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)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /volˈtjaɾ/ [voɫˈtjaɾ], /vɔlˈtjaɾ/ [vɔɫˈtjaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bolˈtjaɾ/ [boɫˈtjaɾ], /bɔlˈtjaɾ/ [bɔɫˈtjaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: vol‧te‧ar

Verb

voltear (first-person singular present volteio, first-person singular preterite volteei, past participle volteado)

  1. to rotate, turn, veer
  2. to flutter

Conjugation
    Conjugation of voltear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal voltear
Personal voltear volteares voltear voltearmos volteardes voltearem
Gerund
volteando
Past participle
Masculine volteado volteados
Feminine volteada volteadas
Indicative
Present volteio volteias volteia volteamos volteais volteiam
Imperfect volteava volteavas volteava volteávamos volteáveis volteavam
Preterite volteei volteaste volteou volteamos1, volteámos2 volteastes voltearam
Pluperfect volteara voltearas volteara volteáramos volteáreis voltearam
Future voltearei voltearás volteará voltearemos volteareis voltearão
Conditional voltearia voltearias voltearia voltearíamos voltearíeis volteariam
Subjunctive
Present volteie volteies volteie volteemos volteeis volteiem
Imperfect volteasse volteasses volteasse volteássemos volteásseis volteassem
Future voltear volteares voltear voltearmos volteardes voltearem
Imperative
Affirmative volteia volteie volteemos volteai volteiem
Negative (não) não volteies não volteie não volteemos não volteeis não volteiem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From vuelta +‎ -ear. Compare Latin volūtāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bolteˈaɾ/ [bol̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vol‧te‧ar

Verb

voltear (first-person singular present volteo, first-person singular preterite volteé, past participle volteado)

  1. to turn
    Synonyms: dar vuelta, girar, volver
  2. 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
    Conjugation of voltear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive voltear
gerund volteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular volteado volteada
plural volteados volteadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present volteo volteastú
volteásvos		 voltea volteamos volteáis voltean
imperfect volteaba volteabas volteaba volteábamos volteabais volteaban
preterite volteé volteaste volteó volteamos volteasteis voltearon
future voltearé voltearás volteará voltearemos voltearéis voltearán
conditional voltearía voltearías voltearía voltearíamos voltearíais voltearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present voltee volteestú
volteésvos2		 voltee volteemos volteéis volteen
imperfect
(ra)		 volteara voltearas volteara volteáramos voltearais voltearan
imperfect
(se)		 voltease volteases voltease volteásemos volteaseis volteasen
future1 volteare volteares volteare volteáremos volteareis voltearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative volteatú
volteávos		 voltee volteemos voltead volteen
negative no voltees no voltee no volteemos no volteéis no volteen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of voltear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive voltear
dative voltearme voltearte voltearle, voltearse voltearnos voltearos voltearles, voltearse
accusative voltearme voltearte voltearlo, voltearla, voltearse voltearnos voltearos voltearlos, voltearlas, voltearse
with gerund volteando
dative volteándome volteándote volteándole, volteándose volteándonos volteándoos volteándoles, volteándose
accusative volteándome volteándote volteándolo, volteándola, volteándose volteándonos volteándoos volteándolos, volteándolas, volteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative voltea
dative voltéame voltéate voltéale voltéanos not used voltéales
accusative voltéame voltéate voltéalo, voltéala voltéanos not used voltéalos, voltéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative volteá
dative volteame volteate volteale volteanos not used volteales
accusative volteame volteate voltealo, volteala volteanos not used voltealos, voltealas
with formal second-person singular imperative voltee
dative voltéeme not used voltéele, voltéese voltéenos not used voltéeles
accusative voltéeme not used voltéelo, voltéela, voltéese voltéenos not used voltéelos, voltéelas
with first-person plural imperative volteemos
dative not used volteémoste volteémosle volteémonos volteémoos volteémosles
accusative not used volteémoste volteémoslo, volteémosla volteémonos volteémoos volteémoslos, volteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative voltead
dative volteadme not used volteadle volteadnos volteaos volteadles
accusative volteadme not used volteadlo, volteadla volteadnos volteaos volteadlos, volteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative volteen
dative voltéenme not used voltéenle voltéennos not used voltéenles, voltéense
accusative voltéenme not used voltéenlo, voltéenla voltéennos not used voltéenlos, voltéenlas, voltéense

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