risvoltare

Italian

Etymology

From ri- (again) +‎ svoltare (to turn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riz.volˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧svol‧tà‧re

Verb

risvoltàre (first-person singular present risvòlto, first-person singular past historic risvoltài, past participle risvoltàto, auxiliary èssere or avére)

  1. (intransitive) to turn again
    Volta a destra, poi risvolta a sinistraTurn to the right, then turn again to the left
  2. (intransitive) to have another turn (of a road)
    La strada risvolta a destra dopo lo stop
    The road has another turn to the right after the stop sign
  3. (transitive) to unwind again
  4. (transitive, clothing) to make a lapel or cuff
    Synonym: fare un risvolto

Conjugation

Further reading

  • risvoltare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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