brinco masculine nounjump - se levantó del asiento de un brinco -> she jumped up from her seat
- pegar o dar un brinco -> to jump, to give a start
- daba brincos de alegría -> she was jumping for joy
- el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz -> my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice
- en un brinco (figurative) -> in a second, quickly
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brinco [breen’-co]nounLeap, jump, frisk, hop, jerk, bounce, bound. (m)- De un brinco, in one bound. De un brinc -> (LAm.), On the spot
- Dar brincos, to hop, jump. ¿Para que son tantos brincos estando el suelo parejo? -> (CAm. Méx.) What's all the fuss about
Small jewel fastened to a spring, formerly worn by ladies in their headdress. (m)
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brinco
sustantivo:masculino
(salto) (gen) jump; leap; (al correr) skip de en un brincoo at one bound; dar brincos to hop (about); jump (about); pegar un brinco to jump; give a start
a brincos by fits and starts
¿para qué son tantos brincos estando el suelo parejo? (Centroamérica) (México) what's all the fuss about?
quitar los brincos a algn to take sb down a peg
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