What does volver in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word volver in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use volver in Portuguese.

The word volver in Portuguese means stir up, spin, move, retort, return, turn into, return, roll, turn around, volver, meia-volta, volver!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word volver

stir up

verbo transitivo (remexer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

spin

verbo transitivo (rodar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

move

verbo transitivo (fazer deslocar-se)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

retort

verbo transitivo (revidar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

return

verbo transitivo (devolver)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

turn into

verbo transitivo (converter)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

return

verbo transitivo (ocupar-se de novo com) (to a task)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

roll

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (revirar-se, rolar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

turn around

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (voltar-se para outra direção)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

volver

transitive verb (soldiers: turn toward)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Volve para o soldado à sua direita!
Face the soldier to your right!

meia-volta, volver!

interjection (military: turn)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Companhia, alto! Meia-volta! À frente, marche!
Company halt! About-face! Forward march!

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