acrobatico

acrobatic

adjective ah-kroh-BAH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek akrobatos (walking on tiptoe)

Usage Note

Acrobatico describes movements, performances, or manoeuvres requiring great agility and skill: un salto acrobatico — an acrobatic jump; manovre acrobatiche — acrobatic manoeuvres (also used figuratively for clever political moves). Feminine: acrobatica; plural: acrobatici / acrobatiche. The noun for a performer is acrobata (m/f, invariable by gender with article change: l'acrobata / gli acrobati).

Examples

"Il saltatore eseguì un esercizio acrobatico."

Natural Translation

The jumper performed an acrobatic exercise.

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