volante

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Spanish volante (literally “flying”).

NounEdit

volante (plural volantes)

1. (historical) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /voˈlante/

AdverbEdit

volante

1. present adverbial active participle of voli

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vɔlɑ̃t/

AdjectiveEdit

volante

1. feminine singular of volant

AnagramsEdit

• envolât

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InterlinguaEdit

ParticipleEdit

volante

1. present participle of volar

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ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

volante (masculine and feminine plural volanti)

1. flying
2. loose (of a page)
3. freelance

NounEdit

volante m (plural volanti)

1. steering wheel (of a car)
2. Italian police car

SynonymsEdit

• (noun) pantera

VerbEdit

volante

1. present participle of volare

Derived termsEdit

• idrovolante

AnagramsEdit

• ventola

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LatinEdit

ParticipleEdit

volante

1. ablative masculine singular of volāns
2. ablative feminine singular of volāns
3. ablative neuter singular of volāns

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PortugueseEdit

volante (1)

volante (2)

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Latin volāns, volantis. Compare the inherited doublet voante.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈlɐ̃tɨ/
• Hyphenation: vo‧lan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

AdjectiveEdit

volante (plural volantes, comparable)

1. flying
2. floating
3. loose.

SynonymsEdit

• voante
• (flying): voador, alado
• (floating): flutuante

NounEdit

volante m (plural volantes)

1. (vehicles) steering wheel
2. (badminton) shuttlecock.

SynonymsEdit

• (steering wheel): guiador
• (shuttlecock): peteca

See alsoEdit

• guidom

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SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

volante (plural volantes)

1. flying
2. loose

SynonymsEdit

• volador
• volátil

NounEdit

volante m (plural volantes)

1. (automotive) steering wheel
2. flyer
3. shuttlecock

volante m, f (plural volantes)

1. driver
2. (Peru, Chile, soccer) winger

Related termsEdit

• volar