noun
Meaning 1
A dangerous and daring jump with possibly lethal outcome.
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Phrase guide
salto mortale
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noun
Meaning 2
A risky, dangerous or crucial step or undertaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
Etymology
From Italian salto (“leap”) + mortale (“deadly”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: surmanhyppy — a dangerous and daring jump with possibly lethal outcome
- Italian: salto mortale — a dangerous and daring jump with possibly lethal outcome
- Limburgish: sentemetaal — a dangerous and daring jump with possibly lethal outcome
- Russian: са́льто-морта́ле (sálʹto-mortále) — a dangerous and daring jump with possibly lethal outcome
- Finnish: surmanhyppy — (figuratively) a risky, dangerous or crucial step or undertaking
- Italian: salto mortale — (figuratively) a risky, dangerous or crucial step or undertaking
- Italian: salto nel buio — (figuratively) a risky, dangerous or crucial step or undertaking
- Russian: са́льто-морта́ле (sálʹto-mortále) — (figuratively) a risky, dangerous or crucial step or undertaking