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Nous nous alignons après le salto et la vrille.

Nous nous alignons après le salto et la vrille.
We align ourselves after the somersault and the twist.
From Lesson 471:Turns and duties (c'est à moi de)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous nous alignons après le salto et la vrille.

Why do we need the double nous in Nous nous alignons?
The verb here is the reflexive s'aligner (to line up or to align oneself). The first nous is the subject ("we"), and the second nous is the reflexive pronoun ("ourselves").
Is the 'g' pronounced in alignons?
No, the 'gn' combination in French produces a single nasal sound, very similar to the 'ny' in the English word "canyon". You do not pronounce a hard 'g' sound at all.
Salto doesn't look like a typical French word. Does it follow normal plural rules?
Yes! Even though le salto is borrowed from Italian or Spanish (meaning a somersault or flip), it takes a standard 's' in the plural to become les saltos.
What does vrille mean outside the context of gymnastics?
Outside of sports, une vrille refers to a spiral or twist. It can mean a corkscrew-like hand tool (a gimlet), a botanical tendril on a vine, or an airplane spinning out of control (going into a tailspin).

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