Fosbury flop in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Fosbury flop in the English»Italian Dictionary

Fosbury flop [Brit ˌfɒzbri ˈflɒp] N SPORTS

Fosbury flop

(salto) fosbury m

Translations for Fosbury flop in the Italian»English Dictionary

salto dorsale SPORTS

Fosbury flop

salto alla fosbury

Fosbury flop

Translations for Fosbury flop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flop [Brit flɒp, Am flɑp] N

1. flop (heavy movement):

to sit down with a flop

sedersi con un tonfo

2. flop (failure):

flop inf

flop m

flop inf

fiasco m

3. flop Am inf → flophouse

II.flop <forma in -ing flopping, pt, pp flopped> [Brit flɒp, Am flɑp] VB intr

1. flop (move heavily):

to flop down

crollare di peso

to flop down on bed, sofa

lasciarsi cadere su

2. flop (hang loosely):

flop hair:

ricadere

flop dog's ear:

penzolare

flop head:

ciondolare

3. flop (fail) inf:

flop play, film:

fare fiasco, essere un flop

flop project, business venture:

fallire

4. flop Am (sleep):

flop inf

(restare, andare a) dormire

to look for a place to flop at nights

cercare un posto dove passare la notte

See also flophouse

flophouse [Brit ˈflɒphaʊs, Am ˈflɑpˌhaʊs] N Am inf

flophouse (shelter)

dormitorio m pubblico

flophouse (sordid hotel)

topaia f

Fosbury flop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Fosbury flop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flop <-pp-> [flɑ:p] VB intr

1. flop (on bed, chair):

flop

buttarsi

2. flop inf (fail):

flop

fare fiasco

II.flop <-pp-> [flɑ:p] N inf (failure)

flop

fiasco m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He does a fosbury flop onto a table completely destroying it in the process, sending food and drinks airborne.

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As his technique, the Fosbury flop, gained acceptance, people mourned the passing of the straddle and the western roll.

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A full-blown back dive scissors is none other than the Fosbury flop, used almost universally today (though of course the scissors part has essentially vanished).

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Although both have advantages and disadvantages, the Fosbury flop is considered by many easier to learn, especially for younger jumpers, and thus has become the dominant technique.

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He was noted for his use of the straddle technique, at a time when the Fosbury flop had become almost universal in competitive high jumping.

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