to return, to come back, to turn/rotate; to flip over (something)
v o l v e ɾ
volvto return, to come back+erinfinitive / future subjunctive
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to return, to come backLess common than “voltar” in modern everyday Brazilian Portuguese; more frequent in European Portuguese and in fixed expressions (e.g., “voltar a” is usually preferred in Brazil).
PO: Prometo volver amanhã.
EN: I promise to come back tomorrow.
to turn/rotate; to flip over (something)This use is more typical in Spanish; in Portuguese, “virar” is usually preferred for “flip/turn over,” but “volver” may appear in older/literary usage or regional varieties.
PO: Ele conseguiu volver o papel para o outro lado.
EN: He managed to turn the paper over to the other side.