volée

See also: volee and voleé

French

Etymology

From Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
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Participle

volée f sg

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of voler

Noun

volée f (plural volées)

  1. (of birds) flying, flight
    prendre la volée ― to take flight
  2. (of birds) flock, group
  3. (of missiles) volley
    une volée d'obus ― howitzer volley
  4. (colloquial) thrashing, defeat
    donner une volée ― to give a thrashing
  5. (of stairs) flight
    volée de marches ― flight of stairs
  6. (sports) volley

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: boleia
  • → Turkish: vole

References

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