handstand

See also: Handstand

English

An acro dancer performing a handstand

Etymology

hand +‎ stand

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhændˌstænd/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

handstand (plural handstands)

1. A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.

Translations

a movement or position in which a person is upside down

• Bulgarian: челна стойка f (čelna stojka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 倒立 (zh) (dàolì)

• Czech: stojka (cs) f
• Dutch: handstand (nl) m
• Estonian: kätelseis
• French: équilibre (fr) m, appui tendu renversé m
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• German: Handstand (de) m
• Greek: κατακόρυφος (el) f (katakóryfos)
• Hungarian: kézenállás (hu)
• Italian: verticale (it) f
• Maori: porotēteke
• Portuguese: plantando bananeira (pt), fazer o pino
• Spanish: hacer el pino (es), parada de manos f

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Dutch

Etymology

hand +‎ stand

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hand‧stand

Noun

handstand m (plural handstanden, diminutive handstandje n)

1. handstand