voltar

This is the 12862nd most frequent Portuguese word.


voltar

To return or to go back.


The word 'voltar' here means 'to return' or 'to go back' to a place.

Eu vou voltar para casa amanhã.

I will return home tomorrow.


In this sentence, 'voltar' is used metaphorically to mean 'to return' in reasoning or discussion.

Após a reunião, precisamos voltar ao mesmo ponto.

After the meeting, we need to go back to the same point.


Here, 'voltar' is used to mean 'to rewind' something, showing its use in temporal contexts or sequence of events.

Quando o filme começou a ficar interessante, a fita voltou acidentalmente.

When the movie started to get interesting, the tape accidentally rewound.