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Meaning of backflip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbæk.flɪp

Definitions

  1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
  2. A total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
    broadly

Equivalents

Bosanski obrat
Čeština obrat
Deutsch 180°-Wende Backflip Kehrtwende Rückwärtssalto Salto rückwärts Überschlag rückwärts Umkehr
Suomi lehmänkäännös takinkääntö
Français revirement salto arrière volte-face
Hrvatski obrat
Bahasa Indonesia salto
Italiano salto mortale all'indietro voltafaccia
日本語 バク宙 バク転
Nederlands achterwaartse salto backflip backflippen koersverandering ommezwaai omzwaaien
Português mudar de opinião salto mortal voltar atrás
Română cotitură
Русский разворот са́льто n наза́д
Српски obrat
Svenska U-sväng
Türkçe geri takla geriye takla ters takla

Examples

“The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.”
“PM predicts water recycling backflips.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

backflop backflow backflush backflux backfolding backformation

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