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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescarretel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kah-reh-tel
"As crianças fizeram carretéis no parque."
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2 senses- 1
A sideways handspring in which the body makes a complete revolution, landing on the feet.
"The children practiced their cartwheels in the park."
- 1
To perform a cartwheel.
"She cartwheeled across the grass during the picnic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cartwheel' originates from the combination of 'cart', which comes from the Old Norse 'kartr', meaning a vehicle, and 'wheel', derived from the Old English 'hwēol'. The term evolved in the 19th century to also describe a gymnastic movement resembling the motion of a cartwheel.
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roue humaine
Transliteration: roo em-enn
"Les enfants ont fait des roues humaines dans le parc."
Radschlag
Transliteration: rahd-shlahg
"Die Kinder haben Radschläge im Park gemacht."
ruota
Transliteration: roo-oh-tah
"I bambini hanno fatto ruote nel parco."
rueda
Transliteration: roo-eh-dah
"Los niños hicieron ruedas en el parque."
carretel
Transliteration: kah-reh-tel
"As crianças fizeram carretéis no parque."
कार्टव्हील
Transliteration: kaartvheel
"बच्चों ने पार्क में कार्टव्हील किया।"
侧手翻
Transliteration: cè shǒu fān
"孩子们在公园里做侧手翻。"
옆으로 구르기
Transliteration: yeob-euro gurugi
"아이들이 공원에서 옆으로 구르기를 했어요."
側転
Transliteration: sokuten
"子供たちは公園で側転をしました。"
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