somersault in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for somersault in the English»French Dictionary

I.somersault [Brit ˈsʌməsɒlt, ˈsʌməsɔːlt, Am ˈsəmərˌsɔlt] N

1. somersault:

somersault (of gymnast)

roulade f

somersault (of child)

galipette f

somersault (of diver)

saut m périlleux

somersault (accidental)

culbute f

to turn somersaults gymnast:

faire des roulades

to turn somersaults child:

faire des galipettes

2. somersault (of vehicle):

somersault

tonneau m

to do or turn a somersault

faire un tonneau

II.somersault [Brit ˈsʌməsɒlt, ˈsʌməsɔːlt, Am ˈsəmərˌsɔlt] VB intr

somersault gymnast:

faire une roulade

somersault diver:

faire un saut périlleux

somersault vehicle:

faire un tonneau

the car somersaulted into the ravine

la voiture a fait des tonneaux jusqu'au fond du ravin

backward somersault N

backward somersault

salto m arrière

triple somersault N

triple somersault

triple saut m périlleux

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reverse somersault

en arrière

Translations for somersault in the French»English Dictionary

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culbute

somersault

faire une culbute

to somersault, to turn a somersault

culbute nageur

somersault turn

faire une culbute

to do a somersault turn

galipette

somersault

tonneau

somersault

faire plusieurs tonneaux

to turn over ou somersault several times

culbuter véhicule:

to overturn, to somersault

saut périlleux

mid-air somersault

somersault in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for somersault in the English»French Dictionary

I.somersault [ˈsʌməsɔ:lt, Am -ɚsɑ:lt] N

1. somersault (movement):

somersault a. fig

culbute f

2. somersault SPORTS:

somersault

saut m périlleux

II.somersault [ˈsʌməsɔ:lt, Am -ɚsɑ:lt] VB intr

1. somersault (make a movement):

somersault

faire des culbutes

somersault vehicle, car

faire des tonneaux

2. somersault SPORTS:

somersault

faire un saut périlleux

Translations for somersault in the French»English Dictionary

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galipette

somersault

tonneau

somersault

faire une culbute

to turn a somersault

soleil

somersault

faire un soleil personne

to somersault

saut périlleux

somersault

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A bipedal robot was demonstrated running and even performing somersaults.

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She eventually bounded up into a forward three and a half somersault that she did not quite have a momentum to complete.

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The move consists of the tricker performing a 180 degree j-step and then taking off the foot they stepped in with into a back somersault.

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Many of the series' convention such as power-ups, two-player cooperative gameplay and the character's light mobility (including somersaults) were already present in this game.

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Another of the most common sources of serious injury is an attempt to perform somersaults without proper training.

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On beam, she had a fall on her front pike somersault, and only scored 14.625.

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He possesses a singular faculty of preserving a certain amount of self-control throughout all of his somersaults and never receives but temporary injuries.

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He is also extremely fast, able to travel 108,000 li (54000 km) in one somersault.

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While doing so, they tumble and make a series of backward somersaults.

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The post flight segment may include one or more multiple saltos or somersaults, and/or twisting movements.

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