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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fānzhuǎn
"请把煎饼翻转过来。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To turn or cause to turn over quickly once or repeatedly.
"She flipped the pancake over with a spatula."
- 1
A quick, agile somersault or turning motion through the air.
"The gymnast executed a flawless back flip."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English flippen, probably of imitative origin representing a quick, light flick or movement. It developed through various mechanical and colloquial senses over centuries, expanding from a physical turning motion to modern idioms and digital transformations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flip" is said worldwide
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retourner
Transliteration: ʁə.tuʁ.ne
"Il a fait retourner la crêpe."
umdrehen
Transliteration: ˈʊmˌdʁeːən
"Er hat die Münze umgedreht."
capovolgere
Transliteration: ka.poˈvɔl.ɡe.re
"Ha capovolto la pagina del libro."
voltear
Transliteration: bol.teˈaɾ
"Ella decidió voltear la tarjeta."
virar
Transliteration: viˈɾaɾ
"Ele precisa virar o colchão."
पलटना
Transliteration: palatna
"उसने सिक्का हवा में पलटा।"
翻转
Transliteration: fānzhuǎn
"请把煎饼翻转过来。"
뒤집다
Transliteration: dwijipda
"그는 팬케이크를 뒤집었다."
ひっくり返す
Transliteration: hikkurikaesu
"彼はパンケーキをひっくり返した。"
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