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How to translate "flip"

door AxelMajere, 5 november 2014

Berichten: 6

Taal: English

AxelMajere (Profiel tonen) 5 november 2014 13:36:32

The closest I've come is "renversi" but I don't know if that's right. I'm talking about flip as a verb, as in to do a backflip or to flip a patty with a spatula.

Mustelvulpo (Profiel tonen) 5 november 2014 13:58:59

I think renversi expresses the idea well, especially in the case of the patty. You could say ekrenversi to convey the idea of a quick, momentary movement.

To me a diving flip is more related to a somersault in the air than to the flipping of a patty. I'd use "somersault" which Reta Vortaro gives as "transkapiĝo."

AxelMajere (Profiel tonen) 5 november 2014 16:35:33

Alrighty then. Thanks.

Nephihaha (Profiel tonen) 6 november 2014 23:08:17

I thought this would be about expletives.

Alkanadi (Profiel tonen) 9 november 2014 13:52:12

I just saw this on the Esperanto word of the day:

Esperanto: Ni vetĵetis moneron por decidi.
English: We flipped a coin to decide.

Christa627 (Profiel tonen) 10 november 2014 19:42:52

Alkanadi:I just saw this on the Esperanto word of the day:

Esperanto: Ni vetĵetis moneron por decidi.
English: We flipped a coin to decide.
"vetĵeti" = "vet-ĵeti"; to throw for betting.

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