voler

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See also: vołer

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.

Verb

voler

  1. to want

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.

Pronunciation

Verb

voler (first-person singular present vull, first-person singular preterite volguí, past participle volgut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to want
  2. (transitive) to merit
  3. (transitive) to love, to esteem
    Synonyms: estimar, amar
    Et vullI love you

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Noun

voler m (plural volers)

  1. willingness
  2. desire

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French voler, from Latin volāre. Displaced Old French rober (Modern French rober has changed in meaning to "to wrap a cigar in a sheet of tobacco").

Pronunciation

Verb

voler

  1. (intransitive) to fly (through the air)
  2. (transitive) to fly (an aircraft)
  3. (falconry, transitive) to pursue flying
  4. (intransitive) to scarper, flee
  5. (transitive) to steal, rob
    Quel mec a volé mon pantalon?
    Which guy stole my pants?

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Anagrams

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian volere, French vouloir.

Verb

voler

  1. to want

Conjugation

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈler/
  • Rhymes: -er
  • Hyphenation: vo‧lér

Verb

voler (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of volere

Derived terms

Ladin

Verb

voler

  1. Alternative form of volei

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French voleur.

Pronunciation

Noun

voler

  1. thief; robber.
    Synonym: chor

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre (fly).

Pronunciation

Verb

voler

  1. (Jersey) to steal
  2. (Jersey) to fly
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 542-43:
      Un mouisson dans la main vaut mûx que daeux qui volent.
      A bird in the hand is better than two who fly.

Derived terms

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan voler, from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.

Pronunciation

Verb

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voler

  1. to want

Conjugation

Noun

voler m (plural volers)

  1. willingness
  2. desire

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.

Verb

voler

  1. to want, to desire
    • c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
      Mas so qu'ieu vuelh m'es atahis [...].
      But what I desire is denied to me.

Descendants

  • Occitan: voler

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

voler

  1. to fly

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