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volcanologie: volcanology (study of volcanoes)
volcanologique: volcanological
volcanologue: volcanologist, vulcanologist
volcanotectonique: volcanotectonic
voler: to fly through the air; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee; to steal, rob
voler de ses propres ailes: to stand on one's own two feet
voler en éclats: to be smashed to pieces, to be smashed to bits, to shatter
voler la vedette: to steal someone's thunder, to steal the show from, to steal the limelight from
volet: shutter; flap; volet, wing (of a triptych); section, part (of a trilogy, plan, etc.); nenuphar
voleter: to flutter
voleur: thieving, thievish
voleur: robber, thief; flier (one who flies)
voleur de grand chemin: highwayman, highway robber
voleur à la tire: pickpocket
volige: scantling, batten, lath
volitif: volitive
volition: volition
volière: aviary, birdhouse; birdcage
volley: volleyball
volley-ball: volleyball (sport)
volley-ball de plage: alternative spelling of volleyball de plage
volleyball: post-1990 spelling of volley-ball
volleyball de plage: beach volleyball
volleyballène: volleyballene
volleyer: to volley
volleyeur: volleyball player
volontaire: voluntary, deliberate; volunteer; determined; wilful
volontaire: volunteer
volontairement: intentionally, voluntarily
volontariat: volunteering (action of volunteering)
volontarisme: voluntarism
volontariste: voluntarist; volunteer
volontiers: willingly; gladly; with pleasure
volonté: wish, will
volsque: Volscian
volsque: Volscian (language)
volt: volt
voltage: voltage
voltairianisme: Voltairianism
voltairien: Voltairean
voltamètre: voltmeter
voltamétrique: voltammetric
voltaïque: voltaic
voltaïquement: voltaically
volte-face: U-turn; about face (act of turning round 180 degrees); U-turn; volte-face
volter: to make a volt
voltige: aerobatics; vaulting
voltigeant: fluttering
voltiger: to flit, flutter; to flit about (a place) (en), flutter about (a place); to get kicked out, chucked out; to fly, to take a plane
voltigeur: voltigeur (all senses); outfielder
voltmètre: voltmeter
volubile: talkative (talking a great deal with ease, and quickly changing subjects); inconstant, changeable, variable
volubilement: volubly
volubilité: volubility
volucompteur: a type of volumeter used for volume flow rate, particularly in the oil industry
volume: volume (of a book, a written work); volume (sound); volume (amount of space something takes up); volume (amount; quantity); an overly long piece of writing
volume des ventes: sales volume
volume sonore: sound level
volumineux: voluminous, bulky, packed, thick
volumique: volume