leap

leap
li:p
1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb
1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar, brincar
2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar
3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) tirarse

2. noun
(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto, brinco
- leap year
- by leaps and bounds

leap1 n
1. salto
she crossed the ditch in one leap atravesó la zanja de un salto
2. subida
a leap in house prices una subida del precio de la vivienda
leap2 vb
1. saltar
she leapt over the ditch saltó la zanja
2. subir mucho
house prices have leapt up el precio de la vivienda ha subido mucho
El pasado y participio pasado de leap se pueden escribir leapt o leaped
leap
tr[liːp]
intransitive verb (pt & pp leaped o leapt tr[lept] )
1 saltar, brincar
the children leapt for joy los niños dieron saltos de alegría
the dog can't leap over the fence el perro no puede saltar la valla
everyone leapt to their feet todos se levantaron de un salto
my heart leapt mi corazón dio un vuelco
those gaudy illustrations leap off the page at you esas ilustraciones chillonas saltan de la página
noun
1 salto, brinco
2 figurative use salto
these reforms are a leap forward for the country estas reformas significan un paso hacia adelante para el país
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a leap in the dark un salto en el vacío
by leaps and bounds a pasos agigantados
to leap up (person) levantarse de un salto 2 (flame) brotar, saltar
leap year año bisiesto
leap ['li:p] vi, leapt or leaped ['li:pt, 'lɛpt] ; leaping : saltar, brincar
leap n
: salto m, brinco m
leap (Dance)
n.
balotada s.f.
adj.
bisiesto, -a adj.
n.
brinco s.m.
salto s.m.
vuelo s.m.
zancada s.f.
zapateta s.f.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: leaped) = brincar v.
saltar v.

I
1. liːp
(past & past p leaped or BrE also leapt lept) intransitive verb saltar

to leap over something — saltar por encima de algo

the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello

he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco

my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia

to leap to somebody's assistance — correr a ayudar a alguien

to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo

to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento


2.
vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar

II
noun
a) (jump) salto m, brinco m

by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

b) (in prices etc) subida f brusca
[liːp] (vb: pp, pt leaped or leapt)
1. N
1) (=jump)
a) (lit) salto m ; (showing exuberance) salto m , brinco m
b) (fig) salto m

by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

a leap in the dark — un salto al vacío

his heart gave a leap — le dio un vuelco el corazón

it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to foresee what will happen — no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para prever lo que va a pasar

she successfully made the leap into films — dio el salto con éxito al mundo del cine

to make or take a huge leap forward — dar un gran salto or paso hacia adelante

to make or take a leap of faith — hacer un gran esfuerzo de fe, hacer profesión de fe

mental leap — salto m mental

a leap into the unknown — un salto a lo desconocido

2) (=increase) subida f

a 6% leap in profits — una subida de un 6% en las ganancias

2. VI
1) (=jump)
a) (lit) saltar; (exuberantly) brincar, saltar

to leap about — dar saltos, brincar

to leap about with excitement — dar saltos or brincar de emoción

the dog leaped at the man, snarling — el perro saltó or se arrojó sobre el hombre gruñiendo

he leapt down from his horse — se bajó del caballo de un salto

the car leapt forward — el coche dio una sacudida

he leapt from a moving train — saltó de un tren en marcha

he leaped into the river — saltó or se tiró al río

he leapt off/onto the bus — bajó del/subió al autobús de un salto

he suddenly leapt on top of me — de repente me saltó or se me tiró encima

to leap out of a car — bajarse or saltar de un coche

she leapt out of bed — se levantó de la cama de un salto, saltó de la cama

to leap over[+ obstacle] saltar por encima de; [+ stream] cruzar de un salto

to leap to one's feet — levantarse de un salto

b) (fig)

my heart leaped — me dio un vuelco el corazón

she leapt at the chance to play the part — no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel

to leap at an offer — aceptar una oferta al vuelo

he leapt on my mistake — se lanzó sobre mi error

the tabloids are quick to leap on such cases — la prensa amarilla está a la que salta con estos casos

the headline leapt out at her — el titular le saltó a la vista

he leapt to his brother's defence — enseguida saltó a defender a su hermano

2) (=increase)

sales leapt by one third — las ventas se incrementaron repentinamente en un tercio

3.
VT [+ fence, ditch] saltar por encima de; [+ stream, river] cruzar de un salto
4.
CPD

leap year N — año m bisiesto

* * *

I
1. [liːp]
(past & past p leaped or BrE also leapt [lept]) intransitive verb saltar

to leap over something — saltar por encima de algo

the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello

he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco

my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia

to leap to somebody's assistance — correr a ayudar a alguien

to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo

to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento


2.
vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar

II
noun
a) (jump) salto m, brinco m

by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

b) (in prices etc) subida f brusca

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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