English-German translation for "somersault"

"somersault" German translation

somersault
[ˈsʌmə(r)sɔːlt]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Saltomasculine | Maskulinum m
    somersault
    somersault
  • Purzelbaummasculine | Maskulinum m
    somersault
    somersault
examples
  • double somersault
    doppelter Salto
    double somersault
  • to turn (or | oderod do) a somersault
    einen Salto machenor | oder od einen Purzelbaum schlagen
    to turn (or | oderod do) a somersault
  • völliger Umschwung (der Meinung)
    somersault figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    somersault figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
somersault
[ˈsʌmə(r)sɔːlt]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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to turn (or | oderod do) a somersault
einen Salto machenor | oder od einen Purzelbaum schlagen
to turn (or | oderod do) a somersault
Ohne zu schwitzen kann er ununterbrochen fünf Purzelbäume machen
He can do five somersaults without breaking a sweat.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich bin auch besorgt, weil wir, wenn von neuen Initiativen die Rede ist, von Salti mortali sprechen.
I am worried also because when we talk about new initiatives, we talk about somersaults.
Source: Europarl
Drum sprecht, wie ihr rücklings den Purzelbaum schlagt.
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door —
Source: Books
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