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Belly-flop

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Translation of "belly-flop" into Russian

belly-flop
He attempted to dive gracefully but ended up with a belly-flop.
Он попытался нырнуть грациозно, но в итоге получилось неудачное падение на живот.

Definitions

A belly-flop is a dive into water where the front of the body, especially the stomach, hits the surface flatly and often painfully, instead of entering the water smoothly. It can also refer more generally to a failed or awkward attempt at something.