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volver la espalda

Spanish, verb/bolˌbeɾ la esˈpalda/

volver la espalda is a Spanish verb meaning “to turn one's back” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does volver la espalda mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to turn one's back

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of volver la espalda

  • vuelvo la espalda first-person present singular
  • volví la espalda first-person preterite singular
  • vuelto la espalda participle past

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce volver la espalda?

  • /bolˌbeɾ la esˈpalda/
  • [bolˌβ̞eɾ la esˈpal̪.d̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.