volée
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
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Verb
volée
- feminine singular of the past participle of voler
Noun
volée f (plural volées)
- (of birds) flying, flight
- prendre la volée ― to take flight
- (of birds) flock, group
- (of missiles) volley
- une volée d'obus ― howitzer volley
- (colloquial) thrashing, defeat
- donner une volée ― to give a thrashing
- (of stairs) flight
- volée de marches ― flight of stairs
- (sports) volley
Derived terms
Derived terms
- à la volée
- de haute volée
- manger une volée
Descendants
- Portuguese: boleia
References
Further reading
- “volée” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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