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, som·er·sault·ing, som·er·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; see sel- in Indo-European roots).]

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somersault

Noun

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

Verb

to perform a somersault [Old French soubresault]

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] n (deliberate) → salto mortal;

(accidental) → vuelco

vi → dar un salto mortal; dar vuelcos

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somersault [ˈsʌməsɔːlt] n → culbute f, saut périlleux

vi → faire la culbute or un saut périlleux; [car] → faire un tonneau

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somersault [ˈsʌməsɔːlt] n → Salto m

vi → einen Salto machen;

(vehicle) → sich überschlagen

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somersault [ˈsʌməsɔːlt] n → capriola;

(in air) → salto mortale

vi → fare una capriola (or un salto mortale); [car] → cappottare