са́льто — meaning in English
salto
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English meaning
- flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
- somersault noun A full 360-degree roll of the body, forwards or backwards, either in the air or on the ground, so the feet pass over the head.
Senses
са́льто is used for these senses in English:
- backflip (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
- flip A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- frontflip (gymnastics) A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction.
- somersault Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
flip — full definition
- verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
- verb To buy something (often property) and quickly resell it for profit.
- verb To suddenly become very angry or lose control (informal).
- noun A maneuver that rotates something, or someone, end over end.
somersault — full definition
- noun A full 360-degree roll of the body, forwards or backwards, either in the air or on the ground, so the feet pass over the head.
- verb To perform this kind of forward or backward roll.