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voler

voler

See also: vołer

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Verb

voler (first-person singular present vull, past participle volgut)

  1. want
  2. merit
Conjugation

As prendre except infinitive and 1st person singular present (vull), present subjunctive and imperative with stem vulg-.

Noun

voler m (plural volers)

  1. willingness
  2. desire

References


French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin volāre, present active infinitive of volō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ.le/

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

Conjugation

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian volere, French vouloir.

Verb

voler

  1. to want

Conjugation


Italian

Verb

voler

  1. apocopic form of volere

Derived terms


Ladin

Verb

voler

  1. Alternative form of volei

Latin

Verb

voler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of volō

Norman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

voler

  1. (Jersey) to steal
  2. (Jersey) to fly

Derived terms

  • vol (theft)
  • voleux (thief)

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈɫɛ/

Etymology

From Old Provençal voler, form Vulgar Latin *volēre, from Latin velle, present active infinitive of volō.

Verb

voler

  1. to want
Conjugation

Noun

voler m (plural volers)

  1. willingness
  2. desire

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *volēre, variant of Latin volō, 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


Walloon

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre.

Verb

voler

  1. to fly