volter

vɔlte

Definition

Definition of volter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tourner

intr.

Rare

effectuer un mouvement de rotation

intr.

Rare

La danseuse volte gracieusement sur la scène.

pirouetter

tourner

équitation

tr.

TECH.

faire effectuer une volte à un cheval

tr.

TECH.

Le cavalier fait volter sa monture dans le manège.

manufacture

tr.

Rare

tortiller ou enrouler quelque chose en le faisant tourner

tr.

Rare

L'artisan volte le fil de métal pour créer une spirale.

enrouler

tortiller

escrime

intr.

Rare

changer rapidement de position pour esquiver une attaque

intr.

Rare

L'escrimeur volte pour éviter l'épée de son adversaire.

défendre

esquiver

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Origin of volter

nom propre, d'après Voltaire? (famille)

Examples of volter in a sentence

Au signal, les chevaux voltent et repartent dans l’autre sens.
Le moniteur lui demande de volter plus serré sur la piste.
À la voix de la dresseuse, le cheval se met à volter calmement.
L'ouvrier volte les brins de corde pour renforcer le câble.
Elle a appris à volter les fils de cuivre pour fabriquer des bijoux.
Pour éviter la touche, il doit volter au dernier moment.

Le maître d’armes lui ordonne de volter plus rapidement.

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English:spin, circle, ...
German:sich drehen, eine Volte reiten, ...
Italian:girare, far voltare, ...
Spanish:girar, hacer voltear, ...
Portuguese:rodopiar, fazer rodar, ...
Chinese:旋转, 让马转圈, ...
Japanese:回転する, ヴォルトさせる, ...
Arabic:دار, أدار, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב, לַעֲשׂוֹת וּולְטָה, ...
Russian:вращаться, заставить делать вольт, ...
Ukrainian:кружляти, зробити вольт конем, ...
Catalan:voltejar, fer voltejar, ...
Danish:dreje rundt, lade en hest gå en volte, ...
Dutch:draaien, een volte maken, ...
Greek:περιστρέφομαι, κάνω το άλογο να κάνει βόλτα, ...
Khmer:វិល, បញ្ជាឱ្យសេះដើរបត់ជុំជារង្វង់តូច, ...
Korean:회전하다, 회전시키다, ...
Polish:wirować, wykonać zwrot, ...
Portuguese (BR):girar, fazer uma volta, ...
Romanian:a se învârti, a face volte, ...
Swedish:snurra, rida i volt, ...
Thai:หมุนตัว, บังคับม้าให้หมุนเป็นวงกลม, ...
Turkish:dönmek, volta attırmak, ...
Vietnamese:xoay, quay ngựa, ...

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