A fall or tumbling over; the act or state of toppling or falling down.
通学中に滑って転倒し、腕を骨折した。
I slipped and fell on my way to school and broke my arm.
自転車が急に転倒して、中の荷物が散らばった。
The bicycle suddenly toppled over and the cargo inside scattered.
高齢者の転倒は骨折につながりやすいので注意が必要だ。
Falls among the elderly often lead to fractures, so caution is necessary.
An inversion or reversal (e.g., of order, relations, or cause and effect); turning something upside-down in an abstract sense.
因果関係が完全に転倒していて、本末が逆になっている。
The causal relationship is completely reversed; the priority of things is turned upside down.
説明で前後が転倒しているため、話が分かりにくい。
Because the explanation's order is inverted, the story is hard to follow.
上下が転倒した写真を元に戻す作業をした。
I worked to restore a photo that had been flipped upside down.
Losing one's composure or presence of mind; becoming flustered or upset (often used in the phrase 気が転倒する).
急な知らせに彼は気が転倒して何も言えなかった。
He was so shocked by the sudden news that he was at a loss for words.
舞台での失敗に気が転倒して、次の台詞が出てこなかった。
After the mistake on stage she became flustered and couldn't remember her next line.