Volte - English meaning

noun

A sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.

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He uses the term ‘voiding ‘for the volte or esquive.’

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A movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter.

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Figures such as voltes and squares were used to engage the horse's hind legs before a transition to…

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A sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite

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In 1986 he made a very public and dramatic political volte-face from left to right.