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French
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Noun
galipette f (plural galipettes)
- somersault (the act of going head over heels)
- Coordinate term: cabriole
- roll
- (colloquial, in the plural) roll in the hay
2002, “Tous mes vœux”, in La Femme Trombone, performed by Les Rita Mitsouko:Je te le souhaite du fond de mon cœur / Une parfaite nuit de bonheur / Qu’elle soit faite de mille saveurs / Galipettes et longues heures de ferveur- I wish you from the bottom of my heart / A perfect night of happiness / May it be made up of a thousand flavours / Frolics and long hours of passion
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