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él volteó

turned, turned around

→ voltear
volte turn; flip + ó 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #39,899
turned, turned around Often used with a body part or with se to mean turning around.
SP: Volteó la cabeza al oír su nombre.
EN: He turned his head when he heard his name.
Conjugation of voltear
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third volteó —

Él se volteó.

He turned around.

Ella volteó y sonrió.

She turned around and smiled.

De hecho, fui yo quien volteó la mirada.

In fact, it was I who turned my gaze away.

— La doncella (2016)

Ahora se volteó la tortilla.

Now the tables have turned.

Tom nunca volteó la mirada.

Tom never turned his gaze.

Él se volteó y miró hacia atrás.

He turned around and looked back.

Tom se volteó en la cama.

Tom turned over in bed.

Hice contacto visual con Hideko, y nunca volteó la mirada.

I made eye contact with Hideko, and she never looked away.

— La doncella (2016)