vuelta

feminine noun

1. turn (giro); turning (acción)

dar una vuelta -> to turn round
dar una vuelta a algo, dar vueltas a algo -> to turn something round; (girándolo) to go round something (recorriéndolo)
darse la vuelta -> to turn round
media vuelta (military) -> about-turn; U-turn (automobiles)
vuelta al mundo -> big wheel(noria) (Argentinian SpanishBr), Ferris wheel (United States)
vuelta al ruedo (bullfighting) -> bullfighter's lap of honor

2. back, other side (parte opuesta)

dar la vuelta a -> to turn over (colchón, tortilla, disco, naipe)
a la vuelta de la esquina (también figurative) -> round the corner
a la vuelta de la página -> over the page

3. return (regreso, devolución)

a la vuelta -> on the way back; (volviendo) on one's return (al llegar)
estar de vuelta -> to be back

4. (paseo)

dar una vuelta -> to go for a walk; (a pie) to go for a drive o spin (en vehículo)
dar vueltas -> to drive round and round (en vehículo)

5. lap (sport)

vuelta (ciclista) -> tour
vuelta de honor -> lap of honor

6. round (ronda, turno) (de elecciones, competición deportiva)

la primera/segunda vuelta (sport) -> the first/second round

7. change (dinero sobrante)

8. change (cambio, avatar)

dar la o una vuelta -> to turn around completely

9. turn-up (de pantalón) (British), cuff (United States); cuff (de manga)

10. row (en labor de punto) (de manga)

11. (expresiones)

a la vuelta de (de manga) -> at the end of (tras)
a vuelta de correo -> by return of post
dar la vuelta a la tortilla (informal) -> to turn the tables
darle cien vueltas a alguien (informal) -> to knock spots off somebody
dar una/dos/etc vueltas de campana -> to turn over once/twice/etc (vehículo)
darle vueltas a algo -> to turn something over in one's mind
estar de vuelta de algo -> to be blasé about something
estar de vuelta de todo -> to have seen it all before
la cabeza me da vueltas -> my head's spinning
no tiene vuelta de hoja -> there are no two ways about it
poner a alguien de vuelta y media (informal) -> to call somebody all the names under the sun; (criticar) to give somebody a good telling-off (regañar)
sin vuelta de hoja -> irrevocable

vuelta [voo-el’-tah]

noun

1. Turn, the act of turning, gyration, twirl; turn of an arch; circumvolution; circuit. (f)

2. Requital, recompense; regress. (f)

3. Iteration, rehearsal. (f)

4. Back side, wrong side (tela, papel). (f)

5. Whipping, flogging, lashing on the back-side. (f)

6. Turn-out, deviation from a line or straight road. (f)

7. Return from a spot. (f)

8. Turn, time of execution. (f)

9. Turn, inclination, bent. (f)

10. Ruffle. (f)

verb

11. VUELO.

12. Turn, hitch, lashing, 12. (Nautical)

13. Trip, excursion, short voyage.

14. Reconsideration, recollection.

15. Land once, twice, or thrice labored.

16. Wards in a lock or key.

17. Order of stitches in stockings (de puntos).

18. Roll, envelope.

19. Unexpected sally or witticism.

20. Change, surplus money to be returned in dealing.

21. Number of verses repeated. (Music)

22. Rotation stroke; potter's wheel. (Mecahnic)

23. Stroll, walk (paseo).

24. Beating (paliza).

A vuelta de -> in the course of, within
A la vuelta -> at your return; that laid aside; about the time; upon
La vuelta de -> towards this or that way
Dar una vuelta -> to make a short excursion; to clean something; to examine a thing properly
Dar vueltas, to walk to and fro on a public walk; to seek anything; to discuss repeatedly the same topic. A vuelt -> or a vueltas, Very near, almost; also, with another thing otherwise
No tener vuelta de hoja -> to be unanswerable
Tenervuelta -> (Coll.) an admonition to return a thing lent

interrogative

25. Return; let him return or go back the same way.

No hay que darle vueltas -> (Met.) no quibbling about it, it will prove to be the very thing
Poner de vuelta y media -> to abuse a person by word or action
Dar media vuelta -> to face about; to turn half somersault
A la vuelta de la esquina -> round the corner
De vuelta iremos a verlos -> we’ll go and see them on the way back

Turn, change of things (cambio).

past participle

1. Irregular of VOLVER.

"vuelta" en el foro de Respuestas


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P:	Espero que hayan tenido un buen viaje de vuelta a su país
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