What does basculer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word basculer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use basculer in French.

The word basculer in French means tip over, topple, tumble, turn, tilt, put through, redirect, reroute, divert, go over to the dark side, cross a line. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word basculer

tip over

verbe intransitif (bouger en sens contraire)

Sa chaise a basculé et il est tombé.
His chair tipped over and he fell.

topple, tumble

verbe intransitif (tomber)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La voiture a basculé dans le vide.
The car tumbled into the void.

turn

verbe intransitif (changer radicalement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
C'est ce jour-là que le destin de Thomas a basculé. Les manifestations ont basculé dans la guerre civile.
That was the day that Thomas's destiny changed dramatically.

tilt

verbe transitif (pencher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour faire un saut périlleux arrière il faut basculer le dos en arrière.
To do a backwards somersault, you have to tilt your body backwards.

put through

verbe transitif (Téléphone : transférer [qqn]) (on telephone)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Ne quittez pas, je vous bascule vers le service concerné.
Please hold; I'll put you through to the right department.

redirect, reroute, divert

verbe transitif (Route : rediriger)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En raison de travaux, la circulation de la nationale sera basculée sur la départementale.

go over to the dark side

locution verbale (devenir vil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Selon le film Star Wars, basculer du côté obscur est basculer du côté de la haine, de la peur, de l'agressivité et de l'ambition.

cross a line

locution verbale (franchir une limite néfaste) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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