dégringoler
Meaning
- (intransitive) to tumble, to fall down
- (intransitive) to tumble, to fall (decrease) ; to tank
- to descend quickly (stairs etc.)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
caer
vallen
cair
ruzzolare
yuvarlamak
sich herumwälzen sich herumdrehenPronounced as (IPA)
/de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.le/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French desgringueler, from Old French gringoller, of Germanic origin, from Middle Dutch crinkelen, from kring (“circle”), from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz. The sense would refer to someone tumbling in successive circles.
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