See also: volee and voleé

French

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Etymology

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From Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
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Participle

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volée f sg

  1. feminine singular of volé

Noun

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volée f (plural volées)

  1. (of birds) flying, flight
    prendre la voléeto take flight
  2. (of birds) flock, group
  3. (of missiles) volley
    une volée d’obushowitzer volley
  4. (colloquial) thrashing, defeat
    donner une voléeto give a thrashing
  5. (of stairs) flight
    volée de marchesflight of stairs
  6. (sports) volley

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: boleia
  • Turkish: vole

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