culbute in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for culbute in the French»English Dictionary

culbute [kylbyt] N f

1. culbute (galipette):

culbute

somersault

faire une culbute

to somersault, to turn a somersault

2. culbute SPORTS:

culbute nageur

somersault turn

faire une culbute

to do a somersault turn

3. culbute (chute):

culbute

tumble

faire une culbute dans l'escalier

to tumble down the stairs

4. culbute fig:

culbute (de régime, d'institutions)

fall

culbute (de banque, d'entreprise)

collapse

faire la culbute (tout perdre)

to come a cropper inf

faire la culbute (tout perdre)

to go bust inf

faire la culbute (doubler ses gains)

to double one's money

I.culbuter [kylbyte] VB trans (faire tomber)

culbuter objet, personne

to knock [sth] over

culbuter fig régime

to topple

culbuter préjugés

to break down

culbuter adversaire

to overcome

II.culbuter [kylbyte] VB intr (se renverser)

culbuter personne:

to take a tumble

culbuter meuble:

to tip over

culbuter vase:

to topple

culbuter véhicule:

to overturn, to somersault

la voiture a culbuté dans le ravin

the car fell into the ravine

Translations for culbute in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pitch over

culbuter

somersault (accidental)

culbute f

tumble

culbute f

knock off sl

culbuter sl

to fall or go head over heels (tumble)

culbuter

culbute in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for culbute in the French»English Dictionary

culbute [kylbyt] N f

1. culbute (galipette):

faire une culbute

to turn a somersault

2. culbute (chute):

faire des culbutes dans l'escalier

to topple down the stairs

I.culbuter [kylbyte] VB intr (tomber)

culbuter

to tumble

II.culbuter [kylbyte] VB trans (faire tomber)

culbuter

to knock over

Translations for culbute in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tumble over

culbuter

somersault a. fig

culbute f

topple over

culbuter sur

culbute Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

faire une culbute

to turn a somersault

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

S’ment pas trop réveille’, l’quiéquié grognassant é tire’, pousse’, culbute’ su’ eun’ bonn’ fourchée d’paille fraîche.

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