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volte

/ˈvɔlti/ /ˈvoʊlt/

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noun

Tour, volte

A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).

Examples :

"The conductor signaled for a volte, and the orchestra repeated the difficult passage again. "

Le chef d'orchestre a signalé une volte, et l'orchestre a répété le passage difficile.

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noun

Une volte

A volte

Examples :

"Given the definition "A volte", which means "sometimes" in Italian, here's a sentence: A volte, I drink coffee in the afternoon to stay awake. "

Une volte, je bois parfois du café l'après-midi pour rester éveillé.

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noun

Point de rupture, tournant

A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

Examples :

"The sonnet's volte occurred in the ninth line, shifting from describing a beautiful landscape to reflecting on the speaker's own mortality. "

Le point de rupture du sonnet est survenu à la neuvième ligne, passant de la description d'un beau paysage à une réflexion sur la propre mortalité de l'orateur.

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