Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ri- (again) +‎ svoltare (to turn).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.zvolˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧svol‧tà‧re

Verb edit

  This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

risvoltàre (first-person singular present risvòlto, first-person singular past historic risvoltài, past participle risvoltàto, auxiliary èssere or avére)

  1. (intransitive) to turn again
    Volta a destra, poi risvolta a sinistraTurn to the right, then turn again to the left
  2. (intransitive) to have another turn (of a road)
    La strada risvolta a destra dopo lo stop
    The road has another turn to the right after the stop sign
  3. (transitive) to unwind again
  4. (transitive, clothing) to make a lapel or cuff
    Synonym: fare un risvolto

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Further reading edit

  • risvoltare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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