Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Gymnastics / La Ginnastica
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| bar | lo staggio |
| bench | la panca |
| bent hang | l'appoggio a braccie piegate |
| box | il plinto |
| buck | la cavallina |
| cross-grip on the horizontal bar | l'impugnatura incrociata alla sbarra |
| climbing rope | la fune |
| grasps | le impugnature |
| gym shoes | le scarpe da ginnastica |
| gym trousers | i calzoni lunghi di ginnastica |
| hang | la sospensione frontale |
| hang with elbows bent | la sospensione a braccie flesse |
| landing mat | il materassino paracadute |
| leather handstrap | il paracallo |
| long-fly on the horse | la planche al cavallo |
| parallel bars | le parallele |
| pommel | la maniglia |
| pommel horse | il cavallo con maniglie |
| reverse | la sospensione dorsale |
| rings | gli anelli |
| springboard | la pedana elastica |
| straight inverted hang | la verticale rovesciata |
| undershirt | la maglietta da ginnastica |
| wall bars | la spalliera |
| wristband | la fasciatura |
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