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somersault
An acrobatic exercise in which a person jumps into the air from a standing position or with a run-up and rotates once completely around their own transverse axis.
Der Turner beendete seine Bodenkür mit einem perfekten doppelten Salto rückwärts.
The gymnast ended his floor routine with a perfect double backward somersault.
You can not only 'machen' (do) a 'Salto' (somersault). Depending on the context, the verbs 'einen Salto springen' (to jump/perform a somersault) or 'einen Salto schlagen' (to do a somersault) are also very common.
Die Kinder übten im Garten, einen Salto zu schlagen.
The children practiced doing a somersault in the garden.
'Salto' (somersault) is often combined with directions or numbers to specify the type of exercise. Typical examples are 'Salto vorwärts' (forward somersault), 'Salto rückwärts' (backward somersault), or 'doppelter Salto' (double somersault).
Die Akrobatin zeigte einen beeindruckenden Salto rückwärts.
The acrobat performed an impressive backward somersault.
'Salto' (somersault) is a loanword from Italian, where 'salto' simply means 'jump'. In German, it has the specific meaning of an acrobatic rotation.
Für einen Salto braucht man viel Körperbeherrschung.
For a somersault, you need a lot of body control.
role / roll
'die Rolle' and 'der Salto' can both be movements in sports where the body turns. The important difference is: in a 'Rolle' (roll), the body usually stays on the floor or mat and rolls over the back or shoulder. In a 'Salto' (somersault), you jump into the air and rotate once all the way around your own axis. Learners may confuse the words because both look like turning movements. As a simple guide: you do a 'Rolle' on the ground, and a 'Salto' in the air.
Nach vielen Wochen Training schafft Max endlich einen Salto vom Trampolin.
After many weeks of training, Max finally manages a somersault from the trampoline.
Beim Turnen übt das Kind zuerst eine Rolle vorwärts auf der Matte.
In gymnastics, the child first practices a forward roll on the mat.