volante

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally “flying”).

Noun

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.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈlante/
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Adverb

volante

  1. present adverbial active participle of voli

French

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Adjective

volante

  1. feminine singular of volant

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Interlingua

Participle

volante

  1. present participle of volar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈlan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: vo‧làn‧te

Adjective

volante (plural volanti)

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

Noun

volante m (plural volanti)

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

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Participle

volante (plural volanti)

  1. present participle of volare

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Latin

Participle

volante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of volāns

Portuguese

volante (1)
volante (2)

Pronunciation

 
 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin volantem. Compare the inherited doublet voante.

Adjective

volante m or f (plural volantes)

  1. flying
  2. floating
  3. loose
Synonyms

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

  1. (vehicles) steering wheel
    Synonym: guiador
  2. (badminton) shuttlecock
    Synonym: peteca
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Etymology 2

From Carlos Volante, an Argentine football player that represented Flamengo during the 1930's to 1940's.

Noun

volante m or f (plural volantes)

  1. (Brazil, soccer) defensive midfielder

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈlante/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: vo‧lan‧te

Adjective

volante m or f (masculine and feminine plural volantes)

  1. flying
    Synonym: volador
  2. loose
    Synonyms: flojo, suelto

Derived terms

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

  1. flyer
    Synonym: volátil
  2. shuttlecock
    Synonym: plumilla
  3. (automotive) steering wheel
    Synonyms: cabrilla, manubrio, timón

Derived terms

Noun

volante m or f by sense (plural volantes)

  1. driver
    Synonyms: conductor, chofer
  2. (Peru, Chile, soccer) winger
    Synonym: extremo

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