Somersault — Solicita una imagen para este artículo. Título Somersault Ficha técnica … Wikipedia Español
Somersault — (engl. für „Purzelbaum“) ist ein australischer Independentfilm, siehe Somersault – Wie Parfum in der Luft der Künstlername der Sängerin Gudrun Mittermeier, siehe Somersault (Sängerin) der ehemalige Name der Wiesbadener Band Dubplate48 … Deutsch Wikipedia
somersault — ► NOUN 1) an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels in the air or on the ground and finishes on their feet. 2) a dramatic upset or reversal of policy or opinion. ► VERB ▪ perform a somersault. ORIGIN Old French sombresault,… … English terms dictionary
somersault — [sum′ərset΄sum′ər sôlt΄] n. [altered < MFr sombresault, soubresault < L supra, over + saltus, a leap < pp. of saltare: see SALTANT] an acrobatic stunt performed by turning the body one full revolution forward or backward, heels over head … English World dictionary
somersault — 1520s, from M.Fr. sombresault, from O.Prov. sobresaut, from sobre over (from L. supra over ) + saut a jump, from L. saltus, from the root of salire to leap (see SALIENT (Cf. salient)). Sometimes further corrupted to somerset, etc … Etymology dictionary
somersault — is now the dominant spelling for the acrobatic movement, rather than summersault … Modern English usage
Somersault — A somersault (sometimes salto ) is an acrobatic feat in which a person rotates around the somersault axis, moving the feet over the head. The somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways.The word originates from the… … Wikipedia
somersault — I UK [ˈsʌmə(r)ˌsɔːlt] / US [ˈsʌmərˌsɔlt] noun [countable] Word forms somersault : singular somersault plural somersaults 1) a) a movement in which you form your body into a ball and roll forwards or backwards on the ground b) a somersault… … English dictionary
somersault — [[t]sʌ̱mə(r)sɔːlt[/t]] somersaults, somersaulting, somersaulted 1) N COUNT If someone or something does a somersault, they turn over completely in the air. 2) N COUNT If you say that someone does a somersault, you mean that they change suddenly… … English dictionary
somersault — som|er|sault [ˈsʌməso:lt US ərso:lt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: sombresaut, from Latin super over + saltus jump ] 1.) BrE a movement in which someone rolls or jumps forwards or backwards so that their feet go over their head before … Dictionary of contemporary English
