Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ voltare.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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svoltàre (first-person singular present svòlto, first-person singular past historic svoltài, past participle svoltàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to turn [auxiliary avere]
    svolta a sinistraturn left
  2. (transitive) to turn (e.g. a corner)
  3. (intransitive) to take a decisive turn [auxiliary avere]
    • 2020, Sotto il Sole di Riccione [Under the Riccione Sun], spoken by Ciro (Cristiano Caccamo), Netflix:
      ... della tua vita, che se ti prendono hai svoltato.
      ... of your life, that if you get it your life will change.
      (literally, “... of your life, that if they take you you have taken a decisive turn.”)
  4. (transitive, uncommon) to unwrap
    Antonym: involtare

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