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la volanta
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (journalism)
a. kicker
Me parece que la volanta de esa nota se contradice con el título. ¿Se aprobó o no el proyecto de ley?I think the kicker contradicts what the headline claims. Was the bill passed or not?
b. overline
La nota está lista. Ahora solo me falta escribir la volanta, el título y la bajada.The story is ready. Now I just have to write the overline, the headline, and the subhead.
a. roadblock
Camino a Cuauhtémoc, nos detuvieron en una volanta establecida por agentes de la IMM para buscar inmigrantes ilegales.On our way to Cuauhtemoc, we were stopped at a roadblock set up by Mexican immigration officers to check for illegal immigrants.
a. horse-drawn carriage
Los novios llegaron a su fiesta de casamiento en una volanta.The bride and groom arrived at their wedding party in a horse-drawn carriage.
4. (old-fashioned) (police vehicle) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. highway patrol vehicle
Íbamos sin prisa por la carretera cuando nos dimos cuenta de que nos seguía una volanta.We were cruising down the road when we realized a highway patrol vehicle was following us.
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