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1 somersault
A n1 ( of gymnast) roulade f ; ( of child) galipette f ; ( of diver) saut m périlleux ; ( accidental) culbute f ; to turn somersaults [gymnast] faire des roulades ; [child] faire des galipettes ;B vi [gymnast] faire une roulade ; [diver] faire un saut périlleux ; [vehicle] faire un tonneau ; the car somersaulted into the ravine la voiture a fait des tonneaux jusqu'au fond du ravin. -
2 somersault
somersault ['sʌməsɔ:lt]1 noun∎ to turn or do a somersault (on ground or accidentally) faire la culbute; (in air) faire un saut périlleux; (car) faire un tonneau(on ground or accidentally) faire la culbute; (in air) faire un saut périlleux/des sauts périlleux; (car) faire un tonneau/des tonneaux;∎ the car somersaulted twice la voiture a fait deux tonneaux -
3 flip
1 noun(a) (little push, flick) petit coup m;∎ to give sth a flip donner un petit coup à qch(b) (turning movement) demi-tour m (sur soi-même); (somersault → in diving) saut m périlleux; (→ in gymnastics) flip-flap m∎ he flipped the packet shut d'un petit coup sec il a refermé le paquet∎ he casually flipped her back onto the trapeze sans effort apparent, il l'a renvoyée sur le trapèze;∎ to flip a coin (for sth) décider (qch) à pile ou face∎ to flip one's British lid or American wig (get angry) exploser, piquer une crise; (go mad) devenir dingue, perdre la boule; (under effects of stress) craquer; (become ecstatic) être emballé, flasherfamiliar (get angry) exploser, piquer une crise; (go mad) devenir dingue, perdre la boule; (under effects of stress) craquer; (become ecstatic) être emballé, flasherfamiliar (flippant) désinvolte□familiar mince!, zut!►► flip chart tableau m à feuilles;∎ there is, of course, a flip side to the expansion of industry l'expansion de l'industrie a, comme toute médaille, son revers;flip top (of packet) couvercle m à rabat(flick off → dirt, dust etc) faire tomber;∎ to flip sth off sth faire tomber qch de qch(a) familiar (get angry) exploser, piquer une crise; (go mad) devenir dingue, perdre la boule; (under effects of stress) craquer; (become ecstatic) être emballé, flasher(b) (trailer of vehicle, racing car) faire un écart(turn over → stone, person, record) retourner; (→ page) tourner(turn over → plane, boat, fish) se retourner; (→ page) tourner tout seul(magazine) feuilleter; (photos, posters, wallpaper samples etc) jeter un coup d'œil à -
4 reverse
reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s]1. adjective[situation, effect] inverse2. nouna. ( = opposite) contraire mb. ( = back) [of coin, medal] revers ma. ( = turn the other way round) renverserb. ( = cause to move backwards) to reverse one's car into the garage rentrer dans le garage en marche arrière(British) ( = move backwards) [car] faire marche arrière• to reverse into the garage/out of the driveway rentrer dans le garage/sortir de l'allée en marche arrière5. compounds* * *[rɪ'vɜːs] 1.1) ( opposite)2) ( back)the reverse — ( of coin) le revers; ( of banknote) le verso; ( of fabric) l'envers m
3) ( setback) revers m4) Automobile (also reverse gear) marche f arrière2.1) ( opposite) [effect] contraire2) ( other)the reverse side — ( of coin) le revers; ( of fabric) l'envers m
3) [somersault] en arrière4) Automobile3.reverse gear — marche f arrière
in reverse adverbial phrase [do, function] en sens inverse4.transitive verb inverser [trend, process]; renverser [roles]; faire rouler [quelque chose] en marche arrière [car]5.intransitive verb [driver] faire marche arrièreto reverse down the lane/into a parking space — descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière
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5 flip
A n1 ( of finger) chiquenaude f ; to give sth a flip donner une chiquenaude à qch ; with a flip (of the fingers) d'une pichenette ; to decide sth by the flip of a coin décider qch à pile ou face ;1 ( toss) lancer [coin] ; faire sauter [pancake] ; let's flip a coin to decide décidons à pile ou face ;2 ( flick) basculer [switch] ; to flip sth on/off allumer/éteindre qch d'un mouvement rapide ; to flip sth open/shut ouvrir/fermer qch rapidement.1 ( get angry) se mettre en rogne ○ ;2 ( go mad) perdre la boule ○ ;3 ( get excited) devenir dingue ○ (over de).■ flip out ○1 ( get angry) se mettre en rogne ○ ;2 ( go mad) perdre la boule ○.■ flip over:▶ flip over [vehicle, plane] se retourner (complètement) ;▶ flip [sth] over, flip over [sth]1 ( toss) retourner [omelette, pancake, coin] ;2 ( turn) feuilleter [pages].■ flip through:▶ flip through [sth] feuilleter [book, magazine, index]. -
6 reverse
A n1 ( opposite) the reverse le contraire ; rather the reverse plutôt le contraire ; quite the reverse bien au contraire ; the truth was exactly the reverse la vérité était tout le contraire ;2 ( back) the reverse ( of coin) le revers ; ( of banknote) le verso ; (of fabric, picture) l'envers m ;3 ( setback) revers m ;4 Aut ( also reverse gear) marche f arrière ; you're in reverse tu es en marche arrière ; to go into reverse [driver] se mettre en marche arrière ; fig [process] s'inverser ; to put a plan/policy into reverse fig faire marche arrière dans son plan/sa politique ; the same process but in reverse le même procédé mais en sens inverse.B adj3 ( backwards) [somersault] en arrière ; to answer the questions in reverse order répondre aux questions en commençant par la dernière ;D vtr1 ( invert) inverser [order, trend, process, policy] ;2 (exchange, switch) renverser [roles] ;4 Tech, Aut faire tourner [qch] à l'envers [mechanism, machine] ; faire rouler [qch] en marche arrière [car] ; to reverse a car out of a garage sortir une voiture d'un garage en marche arrière ;5 Jur annuler ;6 Telecom to reverse the charges appeler en PCV.E vi [driver] faire marche arrière ; he reversed into a tree il a heurté un arbre en faisant marche arrière ; to reverse down the lane/into a parking space descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière.
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