the world volado in this context
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What does the word volado mean in this context?
"Era la de don Valeriano grande y sombría, con balcones volados y puerta cochera."
-from the book, Réquiem Por un Campesino Español
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updated Dec 18, 2010
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It is the past participle of the verb "volar" when it is synonym of "to stick out", roughly translated as "projecting".
volar
- intr. Sobresalir fuera del paramento de un edificio.
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updated Dec 18, 2010
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Balcón: elevated platform projecting from the side of a building and surrounded by a railing.
example for balcón volado
http://www.dipuleon.es/books/vallesoccidentales/fotosTexto/Huergas_Leon_06 (34).jpg
updated Dec 18, 2010
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