dar volta
Portuguese
editEtymology
editdar (“to give”) + volta (“turn”)
Verb
editdar volta (first-person singular present dou volta, first-person singular preterite dei volta, past participle dado volta)
- (intransitive) to turn around (to physically rotate, usually around a vertical axis)
Usage notes
editIn the singular, this often said as dar uma volta. In the plural, this is usually said without the article, as in dar voltas.
Conjugation
edit1Superseded.