Noun
die Rollwende
flip turn, tumble turn
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plural Rollwenden
Meanings
Noun
- flip turn, tumble turn
Example sentence
Die Rollwende muss ich noch lange üben.
I still need to practise the flip turn a lot.
Word forms
singular
die Rollwende
plural
die Rollwenden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Rollwende
Accusativedie Rollwende
Dativeder Rollwende
Genitiveder Rollwende
Plural
Nominativedie Rollwenden
Accusativedie Rollwenden
Dativeden Rollwenden
Genitiveder Rollwenden
Usage
- eine Rollwende machen — perform a tumble turn in swimming
- Rollwende / Richtungswechsel — a specific somersault-style turn versus a change of direction generally
Am Ende der Bahn gelang ihr endlich eine saubere Rollwende.
At the end of the length, she finally managed a clean tumble turn.