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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaut périlleux arrière
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so pe.ʁi.jœʁ a.ʁjɛʁ
"Il a réalisé un magnifique saut périlleux arrière dans la piscine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dive, jump, or gymnastics flip in which the performer takes off facing forward but rotates backward.
"He executed a flawless gainer off the high diving board." - 2
A person or thing that gains something, especially weight or financial profit.
"Regular strength training makes him a steady gainer of muscle mass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'gain' (from Old French 'gainer' and Old Norse 'gagna', meaning to profit or win) with the agent suffix '-er'. In gymnastics and diving, the term was coined in the late 19th century to describe a forward-facing dive or somersault that moves backward away from the board.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gainer" is said worldwide
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saut périlleux arrière
Transliteration: so pe.ʁi.jœʁ a.ʁjɛʁ
"Il a réalisé un magnifique saut périlleux arrière dans la piscine."
Gainer
Transliteration: ɡeːnɐ
"Der Springer zeigte einen perfekten Gainer vom Brett."
salto mortale indietro
Transliteration: sal.to morˈta.le inˈdɛt.tro
"Ha eseguito un gainer spettacolare dalla piattaforma."
gainer
Transliteration: ɡe.i.neɾ
"El clavadista impresionó al público con un gainer perfecto."
gainer
Transliteration: ɡej.neɾ
"Ele fez um gainer incrível na piscina olímpica."
पीछे की ओर कलाबाजी
Transliteration: pichhe ki or kalabaji
"उसने डाइविंग बोर्ड से एक शानदार बैकफ्लिप लगाई।"
向后翻腾
Transliteration: xiàng hòu fānténg
"他在跳板上完美地完成了一个向后翻腾动作。"
게이너
Transliteration: ge-i-neo
"다이버는 멋진 게이너 동작을 선보였다."
ゲイナー
Transliteration: geinā
"彼は飛び板から素晴らしいゲイナーをきめた。"
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