Vuelco (en. Upturn)

/ˈbwɛl.ko/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: A sudden movement in which an object turns over or tips over.

Example sentence: The car's overturn left all its occupants in shock.

El vuelco del coche dejó a todos sus ocupantes en estado de shock.

Definition: A drastic change in a situation or in the development of an event.

Example sentence: The turnaround in the election results surprised many.

El vuelco en los resultados de la elección sorprendió a muchos.

verb

Definition: To cause something to overturn, to turn over.

Example sentence: Sometimes it's necessary to overturn the situation to find a solution.

A veces, es necesario vuelcar la situación para encontrar una solución.

Etymology/origin: From the verb 'to overturn', which comes from the Latin 'vulcāre', meaning 'to turn over'.

Common phrase: to take a turn

Meaning: to change direction or situation suddenly.

dar un vuelco

Common phrase: to turn the situation around

Meaning: to drastically modify the development of an event.

dar un vuelco a la situación

Related word: to overturn

Description: To make something fall or lean.

volcar

Related word: inversion

Description: Change in the position or order of something.

inversión

Slang meaning: Figurative sense of an unexpected change.

Slang example: The news turned all our plans upside down.

La noticia dio un vuelco a todos nuestros planes.