voltereta
voltereta(
bohl
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teh
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (general)
Juan se paró sobre el trampolín y se lanzó al agua dando una voltereta.Juan stood on the springboard and did a somersault into the water.
El clavadista se echó una voltereta de la Quebrada, y todo el mundo aplaudió.The cliff diver did a somersault off La Quebrada, and everybody clapped.
b. handspring
Yo puedo hacer una voltereta hacia adelante apoyándome solamente en un brazo.I can do a front handspring using only one arm.
c. cartwheel (toward one side)
Perdí el equilibrio cuando hacía la voltereta y caí de espaldas.I lost my balance while doing a cartwheel and landed on my back.
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