somersault

som·er·sault also sum·mer·sault  (smr-sôlt)

n.

1. An acrobatic stunt in which the body rolls forward or backward in a complete revolution with the knees bent and the feet coming over the head. Also called somerset; also called regionally tumbleset.

2. A complete reversal, as of sympathies or opinions.

intr.v. som·er·sault·ed also sum·mer·sault·ed, som·er·sault·ing also sum·mer·sault·ing, som·er·saults also sum·mer·saults

To execute a somersault.

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[Obsolete French sombresault, variant of sobresault, from Old Provençal sobresaut : sobre-, above (from Latin supr; see uper in Indo-European roots) + saut, leap (from Latin saltus, from past participle of salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots).]

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somersault, summersault [ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics)

a.  a forward roll in which the head is placed on the ground and the trunk and legs are turned over it

b.  a similar roll in a backward direction

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) an acrobatic feat in which either of these rolls are performed in midair, as in diving or gymnastics

3. a complete reversal of opinion, policy, etc.

vb

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) (intr) to perform a somersault

[from Old French soubresault, probably from Old Provençal sobresaut, from sobre over (from Latin super) + saut a jump, leap (from Latin saltus)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	somersault - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return flip, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, somerset tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end flip-flop - a backward somersault
Verb	1.	somersault - do a somersault roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"

Translations

somersault [ˈsʌməsɔːlt]

A. N (by person) → voltereta f, salto m mortal; (by car etc) → vuelco m, vuelta f de campana
to turn or do a somersault → dar una voltereta, dar un salto mortal

B. VI [person] → dar una voltereta, dar un salto mortal; [car etc] → dar una vuelta de campana

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somersault [ˈsʌmə^rsɔːlt]

n

(on ground) → culbute f; (in air) → saut m périlleux

(= sudden change in opinion, policy) → pirouette f, volte-face f

vi

[person] (on ground) → faire la culbute; (in air) → faire un saut périlleux

[car] → faire un tonneau

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somersault

n → Purzelbaum m; (Sport, fig) → Salto m; to do or turn a somersault → einen Purzelbaum schlagen; (Sport) → einen Salto machen; (car) → sich überschlagen, einen Salto machen (inf); (stomach) → einen Satz machen

vi (person) → einen Purzelbaum schlagen; (Sport) → einen Salto machen; (car) → sich überschlagen, einen Salto machen (inf); the car somersaulted into a lamppost → das Auto hat sich überschlagen und ist gegen einen Laternenpfahl geprallt

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somersault [ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt]

1. n (by person) → capriola; (in air) → salto mortale; (by car) → ribaltamento, cappottamento

2. vi (see n) (also turn a somersault) → fare una capriola, fare un salto mortale, cappottare, ribaltarsi

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somersault [ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt]

1. n (by person) → capriola; (in air) → salto mortale; (by car) → ribaltamento, cappottamento

2. vi (see n) (also turn a somersault) → fare una capriola, fare un salto mortale, cappottare, ribaltarsi

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somersault

n somersault [ˈsaməsoːlt]

a leap or roll in which a person turns with his feet going over his head. bolmakiesie شَقْلَبَه، قَفْزَةٌ إنْقِلابيَّه في الهَواء салто přemet saltomortale; kolbøtte der Purzelbaum τούμπα salto mortal kukerpall شيرجه؛ پشتك kuperkeikka culbute סַלטָה कलाबाजी, ढेंकली, कलैया salto, prekobacivanje bukfenc jungkir balik kollhnís; heljarstökk capriola とんぼ返り 공중제비 salto, vertimasis (per galvą), kūliavirstis kūlenis balik kuang salto saltomortale, kollbøtte koziołek, salto salto mortal tumbă сальто premet, salto, kotúľ kozolec salto kullerbytta, volt, saltomortal การตีลังกา takla, parende 筋鬥 перекидання, сальто قلابازی cú nhảy lộn nhào 筋斗

v

to make such a leap or roll. bolmakiesie slaan يَنْقَلِب في الهَواء، يَتَشَقْلَب правя салто udělat přemet lave en saltomortale; lave en kolbøtte einen Purzelbaum schlagen κάνω τούμπα dar un salto mortal kukerpallitama شيرجه زدن؛ پشتك زدن tehdä kuperkeikka faire la culbute לְבַצֵע סַלטָה कलाबाजी खाना, कलैया मारना napraviti salto, prekobacivati se bukfencezik berjungkir balik taka heljarstökk; fara kollhnís fare una capriola とんぼ返りする 공중제비를 돌다 atlikti salto, verstis (per galvą), virsti kūliais mest kūleni membuat balik kuang een salto maken slå en saltomortale/kollbøtte fikać koziołka, robić salto dar um salto mortal a face o tumbă делать сальто prevrátiť sa; urobiť kotrmelec, salto napraviti kozolec napraviti salto slå en kullerbytta (volt, saltomortal) ตีลังกา takla atmak 翻筋斗 перекидатися, робити сальто قلابازی کھانا biểu diễn nhào lộn 翻筋斗