What does capriola in Italian mean?

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

The word capriola in Italian means somersault, cabriole, about-face, U-turn, flipflopping, roe deer cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capriola

somersault

sostantivo femminile (giro su stessi) (on the ground)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il maestro ci insegnò a fare la capriola avanti e indietro.
Th teacher taught us to do a forwards and backwards somersault.

cabriole

sostantivo femminile (danza classica) (dance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per allenarsi sulle capriole, le ballerine passarono notti intere alla scuola.
The ballerinas spent entire nights at the school practising cabrioles.

about-face, U-turn, flipflopping

sostantivo femminile (figurato (parere, opinione) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con tutte le capriole politiche che ha fatto, farebbe meglio a non presentarsi alle elezioni.
With all of the flip-flopping that he's done, perhaps it would be better not to present himself as an electoral candidate.

roe deer cow

sostantivo femminile (femmina del capriolo) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non sono sicuro che si tratti di una capriola, ma non avendo le corna escludo che sia una cerva.
I'm not sure if it's a roe deer cow, but as it doesn't have horns I'm sure it's not a doe.

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