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1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) saltar2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) saltar (a la cuerda)3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) saltarse
2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) salto, brincoskip vb saltar a la combaEl pasado y participio pasado de skip se escribe skipped; el gerundio se escribe skippingskiptr[skɪp]noun1 (container) contenedor nombre masculino, contáiner nombre masculino————————skiptr[skɪp]noun1 salto, brincointransitive verb (pt & pp skipped, ger skipping)1 (move, jump) saltar, brincar; (with rope) saltar a la comba2 (jump, flit) saltar■ the book skips from one subject to another el libro salta de un tema a otro3 familiar (leave) largarse■ he skipped off without a word se largó sin decir nadatransitive verb1 (miss, omit) saltarse■ she skipped a few pages se saltó unas páginas■ I skipped lunch today no he comido hoy■ we'll skip dessert pasamos del postre2 familiar (fail to attend) faltar a■ the boy's been skipping classes el niño ha faltado a clase\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLskip it! ¡déjalo!skip ['skɪp] v, skipped ; skipping vi: ir dando brincosskip vt: saltarseskip n: brinco m, salto mskipn.• brinco s.m.• salto s.m.v.• brincar v.• comerse v.• omitir v.• saltar v.• saltarse v.skɪp
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noun1) (jump) brinco m, saltito m2) (BrE) (container) contenedor m (para escombros, basura etc)
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-pp- intransitive verb1)a) (move lightly and quickly)he skipped along the path — iba brincando or dando saltitos por el camino
b) (with rope) (BrE) 2)2) (in writing, speaking, reading) saltarto skip over something — saltarse or (RPl) saltearse algo
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vt1)a) (omit) \<\<page/chapter\>\> saltarse, saltearse (RPl)I think I'll skip dinner today — creo que hoy no voy a cenar or (fam) voy a pasar de cenar
his heart skipped a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón
skip it! — (colloq) déjalo!, olvídalo!
b) (not attend) \<\<class/meeting\>\> faltar a, fumarse (fam)2) (jump) (AmE)to skip rope — saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba, saltar (al) lazo (Col), saltar al cordel (Chi)
3)to skip town — (leave) (AmE) desaparecer* del mapa (fam)
I [skɪp]1.N salto m , brinco m2. VI1) (=jump) brincar, saltarto skip with joy — dar brincos or saltos de alegría, brincar or saltar de alegría
to skip in/out — entrar/salir dando brincos
he skipped out of the way — se apartó de un salto
to skip off — (fig) largarse, rajarse (LAm)
2) (with a rope) saltar a la comba3) (fig)to skip over sth — pasar algo por alto, saltarse algo
to skip from one thing to another — saltar de un tema a otro
the book skips about a lot — el libro da muchos saltos
3.VT (fig) [+ meal, lesson, page] saltarseto skip lunch — saltarse el almuerzo, no almorzar
you should never skip breakfast — no debes saltarte nunca el desayuno
to skip school — hacer novillos, hacer la rabona
let's skip it! * — ¡basta de eso!
4.CPDskip rope N (US) — = skipping rope
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[skɪp]N (Brit) (=container) contenedor m de basuras* * *[skɪp]
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noun1) (jump) brinco m, saltito m2) (BrE) (container) contenedor m (para escombros, basura etc)
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-pp- intransitive verb1)a) (move lightly and quickly)he skipped along the path — iba brincando or dando saltitos por el camino
b) (with rope) (BrE) 2)2) (in writing, speaking, reading) saltarto skip over something — saltarse or (RPl) saltearse algo
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vt1)a) (omit) \<\<page/chapter\>\> saltarse, saltearse (RPl)I think I'll skip dinner today — creo que hoy no voy a cenar or (fam) voy a pasar de cenar
his heart skipped a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón
skip it! — (colloq) déjalo!, olvídalo!
b) (not attend) \<\<class/meeting\>\> faltar a, fumarse (fam)2) (jump) (AmE)to skip rope — saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba, saltar (al) lazo (Col), saltar al cordel (Chi)
3)to skip town — (leave) (AmE) desaparecer* del mapa (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
