verb

somersault

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The meaning (definition) of the word somersault

to roll your whole body forward or backward in a circle

The word somersault used in a sentence

“Rohit did a somersault and rolled right over.”

Words that mean the same as somersault (synonyms)

flip

How the word somersault is said around the world

Frenchfaire une galipette (fair ewn gah-lee-PET)
Spanishdar una voltereta (dahr OO-nah vohl-tay-RAY-tah)
Mandarin翻跟头 (fahn-gun-TOH)
Hindiकलाबाज़ी खाना (kuh-lah-BAH-zee KHAH-nah)
Arabicشقلبة (SHAHK-lah-bah)
Russianкувыркаться (koo-vir-KAHT-syah)
Portuguese (EU)dar uma cambalhota (dahr OO-muh kuhm-buh-LYAW-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)dar uma cambalhota (dahr OO-mah kahm-bah-LYOH-tah)
Japaneseでんぐり返しをする (den-gu-ree-GAH-eh-shee oh su-ru)
Germaneinen Purzelbaum schlagen (EI-nun POOR-tsel-bowm SHLAH-gun)
Urduقلابازی (kuh-lah-BAH-zee)
Punjabiਸਮਰਸੌਲਟ (suh-muh-ruh-SAW-luht)
Korean앞구르기를 하다 (ahp-goo-REU-gee-reul hah-dah)
Hebrewסַלטָה (SAHL-tah)
Greekκάνω τούμπα (KAH-noh TOOM-bah)
Dutcheen koprol maken (uhn KOP-rol MAH-kuhn)
Tagalogpagsirko (pahg-SEER-koh)
Vietnamesenhào lộn (nyow lohn)
Turkishtakla atmak (tahk-LAH aht-MAHK)
Persianپشتک زدن (posh-TAK za-DAN)
Polishrobić fikołka (ROH-beech fee-KOH-wkah)
Ukrainianробити кульбіт (roh-BEE-tee kool-BEET)
Bengaliডিগবাজি (DEE-gaw-bah-gyee)
Swedishkullerbytta (KU-luhr-bew-tah)
Italianfare una capriola (FAH-ray OO-nah kah-PREE-oh-lah)

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somersault - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids