somersault
somersault(
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muhr
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salt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (gymnastics)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My five-year-old sister learned to do a somersault, and she hasn't stopped doing them since.Mi hermana de cinco años aprendió a hacer una voltereta, y desde entonces no ha parado de hacerlas.
The gymnast did a double somersault and landed on the mat.La gimnasta dio una doble voltereta y cayó en la colchoneta.
b. la vuelta carnero (F) (Caribbean) (South America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Try to do a somersault, not on your head, but just using your hands.Trata de hacer una vuelta carnero, no apoyándote con la cabeza, sino con las manos.
c. el salto mortal (M) (in the air)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the kids did a somersault into the water off the big rock.Uno de los jóvenes hizo un salto mortal al agua desde la gran roca.
2. (automobile)
a. la vuelta de campana (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The truck did a somersault, and remarkably enough, landed right-side-up.El camión hizo una vuelta de campana, y sorprendentemente, aterrizó boca arriba.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (gymnastics)
a. dar una voltereta
Leslie was somersaulting around the field, and then she got a little dizzy when she stood up.Leslie estuvo dando volteretas por el campo, y después se mareó un poco al levantarse.
b. hacer una voltereta
Our gym teacher used to be an Olympic gymnast, so, in his class, we spend the whole hour somersaulting.Nuestro profesor de gimnasia era un gimnasta olímpico, así que, en su clase, nos pasamos toda la hora haciendo volteretas.
c. dar una vuelta carnero (Caribbean) (South America)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I went to gymnastics classes for a while, but I didn't even learn how to somersault.Fui a clases de gimnasia por un tiempo, pero ni siquiera aprendí a dar una vuelta carnero.
d. dar un salto mortal (in the air)
Reggie somersaulted off the roof of his house and broke his femur.Reggie dio un salto mortal desde el techo de su casa y se rompió el fémur.
4. (automobile)
a. dar una vuelta de campana
The wagon somersaulted when the dynamite went off under the bridge.El carro dio una vuelta de campana cuando estalló la dinamita debajo del puente.
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