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jump

[dʒʌmp]

sustantivo

1salto (m) (leap)

go take a jump! (sentido figurado) -> ¡vete a freír espárragos!, ¡andá a freír churros! (RP)
to be one jump ahead (sentido figurado) -> ir (un paso) por delante
jump jet (aviación) -> reactor (m) de despegue vertical
jump leads (automóbiles) -> pinzas (f pl) or cables mpl (de arranque) de batería (británico)
jump rope -> comba (f) (Estados UnidosEsp), cuerda (f) de saltar (Am)
jump suit -> mono (m) (de vestir)

2salto (m) (rise)(in en)

3obstáculo (m) (fence on racecourse)

verbo transitivo

4saltar (hedge, ditch); saltarse (word, paragraph, page)

to jump somebody -> asaltar a alguien (attack)
to jump bail -> huir durante la libertad bajo fianza
to jump the gun -> hacer una salida en falso; (in race) precipitarse (sentido figurado)
to jump the lights -> saltarse un semáforo(in car), comerse la luz roja (RP)
to jump ->
the queue ->
the line -> colarse (británicoor Estados Unidos)
to jump rope -> saltar a la cuerda or (Estados Unidos) comba (español de España)
to jump ship -> desertar, abandonar el barco

verbo intransitivo

5saltar, brincar (leap) (person, animal)

to jump to one's feet -> ponerse en pie de un salto
to jump for joy -> saltar de alegría
to jump on a train/bus -> coger or tomar un tren/un autobús
to jump into a taxi -> montar en un taxi
to jump from a train -> tirarse de un tren
to jump (down) from a wall/tree -> dejarse caer desde (lo alto de) un muro/árbol
to jump out of bed -> tirarse de la cama, levantarse (de la cama) de un salto
to jump to conclusions -> sacar conclusiones precipitadas
let's wait and see which way she jumps (sentido figurado) -> esperemos a ver por dónde sale
to jump down somebody's throat (familiar) -> ponerse hecho(a) una furia con alguien
to jump out at somebody (sentido figurado) -> saltarle a alguien a la vista (mistake, surprising detail)

6(go directly)

to jump from one subject to another -> saltar de un tema a otro
the film then jumps to the present -> luego la película da un salto hasta el presente

7dispararse, ascender rápidamente (rise rapidly) (unemployment)

8dar un salto, saltar (make a sudden movement)

my heart jumped -> me dio un vuelco el corazón
we nearly jumped out of our skins -> nos dimos un susto de muerte

jump [yamp]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1Saltar, brincar, cruzar una distancia. (n)

2Traquearse, sacudirse; moverse a saltos. (n)

3Convenir, concordar. (n)

4Arriesgar, aventurar inconsideradamente.

5(Ger., E. U. y Austral.) Usurpar, tomar posesión por fuerza o en ausencia del propietario (

verbo

6g. (Familiar) (m)

7Pasar por, omitir. (m)

8En el juego de damas, tomar o comer un peón del adversario. (m)

To jump at -> aceptar algo con entusiasmo
To jump on one -> (Fam.) poner a uno verde
To jump over -> saltar de un lado a otro por encima de alguna cosa
To jump to a conclusion -> apresurarse a deducir
To be one jump ahead -> llevar la ventaja

va. de una mina).

sustantivo

1Salto, brinco.

2Distancia o extensión de un salto.

3Falla de una vena. (Mineralogía; Mineral) (n)

4Alza o subida en los precios. (n)

On the -> (E. U.) a paso rápido; enérgicamente

jump [dʒʌmp]

noun

1 (Dep) (Parachuting) salto; (m) (leap) salto; (m) brinco; (m)

what a great jump! ¡qué gran salto!

he took the remaining short flights of stairs in one jump each

it was a three metre jump to the other side había que saltar tres metros para pasar al otro lado

it was a jump of 6ft to the ground I knew I wouldn't be able to make the jump the longest jumps by a man and a woman were witnessed in Sestriere, Italy, yesterday

high jumphigh salto de altura; (m)

she holds the world high jump record my first jump was an unforgettable experience

long jumplong salto de longitud; (m)

in at one jumpor de un salto; de un brinco

running

2 (start)

she gave an involuntary jump se sobresaltó sin querer; my heart gave a jump me dio un vuelco el corazón

I think we all gave a little jump when the telephone rang

3 (fence, obstacle) obstáculo; (m)

a racecourse with 12 jumps the horse refused two jumps

4 (step) salto; (m)

perestroika was a big jump forward in the development of socialism

in one jump he went from novice to master de un salto golpe pasó de novicio a maestro;or Taiwan made the jump from poverty to wealth in a single generation Taiwán pasó de golpe dio el salto de la pobreza a la riqueza en una sola generación;or

to make that jump into modern civilization, the developing countries must have a higher than average growth rate how King made the jump from being a street hustler to becoming one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in sports

to be one jump ahead (of sb) llevar ventaja la delantera (a algn);or

try to keep one jump ahead of the competition intenta llevarle ventaja la delantera a la competencia;or to keep one jump ahead of the pack mantenerse a la cabeza del pelotón

keeping one jump ahead of the pack is the secret of successful property-buying they were always one jump ahead with latest developments head gardener Robin Allan tries to keep one jump ahead of visitors who are more light-fingered than green-fingered by keeping plants in greenhouses I was reacting, recovering, trying to keep one jump ahead, even half a jump ahead to stay alive

to get a the jump on sbor (informal) adelantarse a algn

helicopters helped fire crews get a jump on the blazes the idea is to get the jump on him clearly, if we can get a jump on the weather by a season or two, our lives will be made easier you got a jump on me there - I wasn't quite awake many stores tried to get a jump on the shopping season by holding promotional sales he's afraid another anthropologist might get the jump on him

5 (increase) aumento; (m) subida; (f)

there has been a jump in prices/unemployment se ha producido un aumento una subida de precios/del número de parados;or

the temperature took a jump departure from normal sequence of programmed instructions into a separate program area

verb:intransitive

1 (leap) (gen) saltar; (from aeroplane) lanzarse; tirarse

how far can you jump? ¿hasta qué distancia puedes saltar?; how high can you jump? ¿hasta qué altura puedes saltar?; did he jump or was he pushed? ¿saltó o lo empujaron?; ¿se tiró o lo empujaron?; ¿se fue o lo echaron?

I jumped the last 6ft down to the deck they made me play soccer kick the ball, jump, get high kicks, all that I'm too old to jump whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump? she has jumped from an aeroplane four times (with a parachute) Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry

to jump across a streamacross cruzar un arroyo de un salto; saltar por encima de un arroyo

he jumped back in horrorback de un salto retrocedió horrorizado

she jumped into the riverinto se tiró al río

to jump into bed meterse en la cama de un salto; there were plenty of men ready to jump into bed with me había muchos hombres dispuestos a acostarse conmigo

to jump for joyjoy saltar de alegría

to jump [off] a wall

to jump off a bus/trainoff bajar de un autobús/tren de un salto

to jump on a bus/trainon subir a un autobús/tren de un salto

we jumped on the train I jumped off the bus he jumped onto his bicycle

he jumped out of a third floor windowout saltó se tiró desde una ventana del tercer piso;or

to jump out of bed saltar de la cama

to jump [over] sth

he jumped over the fenceover saltó (por encima de) la valla

he jumped to his feetto se puso de pie de un salto

jump to it! (informal) ¡venga, muévete!; ¡rápido!; ¡apúrate!; (LAm)

to jump upup ponerse de pie de un salto

"I'll do it, Eleanor," he said, jumping up to jump [up] and down

I jumped up and down to keep warm me puse a dar saltos para que no me entrara frío

to jump up and down with excitement/anger everybody jumps up and down about being rid of tyrants I wanted to jump up and down, shout, run they all came into the hall, stamping their boots and jumping up and down to get the snow off I don't think a lot of people will jump up and down and say "thank heavens" I cannot understand why the Home Office jumps up and down and says it's murder he is not someone who jumps up and down. He is a man of quiet determination and firm principles

2 (start) sobresaltarse

he jumped at the sound of her voiceat se sobresaltó al oír su voz

to make sb jumpmake dar un susto a algn; sobresaltar a algn

you made me jump! ¡qué susto me diste!

the telephone shrilled, making her jump I almost jumped out of my [skin]!

skin

3 (with prep, adv)

to jump at sthat no dejar escapar algo

they offered me a really good salary and thought I'd jump at it me ofrecieron un sueldo buenísimo y creyeron que no lo dejaría escapar; he'd jump at the chance to get out of the office si tuviera la oportunidad de irse de la oficina no la dejaría escapar

with your record and background they'd jump at you members of the public would jump at the chance to become part owners of the corporation most employees will jump at the chance to play a bigger role in management sometimes I think I am foolish not to jump at the chance of marrying you Wayne would have jumped at the chance of a return ticket

then the film jumps forward 20 yearsforward luego la película da un salto adelante de 20 años

to jump from one subject to anotherfrom saltar de un tema a otro

to jump [on sb] a lot of people jumped on me about that you know /politicians are quick to jump on the Press/ when they believe they'll get public support The Football Association likes to jump on anyone who dares to criticize match officials There's a reason why the media jump on unfaithful MPs like a ton of bricks to jump [on] sth

he jumps on everything I sayon le pone faltas a todo lo que digo

to jump [to] conclusions you mustn't jump to conclusions he jumped to the conclusion that ... to jump down sb's throat they'll be the first to jump down my throat if Drago hands over the envelope before I can get to him

bandwagon conclusion throat

4 (increase) [+sales, profits] subir; aumentar; [+shares] subir

sales jumped from 94 million dollars to 101 million dollars the number of crimes jumped by ten per cent last year shares in Eurodisney jumped (by) 17p

verb:transitive

1 (also jump over) [+ditch, fence] saltar (por encima de); (in draughts, chess) comerse

he jumped the first fence beautifully the horse jumped a clear round I jumped 3 metres in the long jump

2 [+horse] (cause to jump) hacer saltar

he jumped his son up and down on his knee

(enter in competition) presentar; (ride) montar

she's jumping three horses in this competition he is jumping "Fancy Free" in Saturday's race

she jumped her horse over the fence hizo saltar la valla a su caballo

3 (skip) saltarse

the film jumped the first ten years of his life la película se saltó los diez primeros años de su vida; you've jumped a page te has saltado una página

the stylus jumped a groove

to jump the lightslights (Aut) (informal) saltarse el semáforo (en rojo)

the mistakes include following the car in front too closely, dangerous overtaking, racing other drivers and jumping red lights passengers who encourage speeding, jumping lights and fast overtaking he had originally admitted jumping the lights

to jump the queuequeue (Britain) colarse

the prince refused to jump the queue for treatment at the local hospital a council is making a film warning women they will not jump the queue for a home by becoming pregnant

4 (leave, escape)

to jump bailbail (Jur) fugarse estando bajo fianza

he was held by police in Limerick in July after allegedly jumping bail in Paris and returning to Ireland

to jump the railsrails [+train] descarrilar; salirse de la vía

several passengers were injured when a train jumped the rails today

to jump shipship desertar (de un buque); (leave) marcharse; (join rival organization) irse con la competencia

my salary was lousy so I jumped ship tenía un sueldo mísero así que me marché

I was a stoker in a Norwegian ship. I jumped ship in Perth. They put me in jail for a week

to jump towntown (US) (very_informal) abandonar la ciudad

5 (anticipate)

to jump the gun (informal) precipitarse

you're jumping the gun a bit, aren't you? - there's a long way to go yet before he's released the building societies are jumping the gun and cutting mortgage rates before the Bank of England can trim base rates

6 (board)

to jump a train subirse a un tren sin billete

7 (informal) (attack) echarse encima de

one of them jumped him from behind uno de ellos se le echó encima por detrás

two guys jumped me with clubs in the car park make as much noise as you can to cover me coming, and I'll jump him three men jumped him in the bar fight at a sports ground

modifier

jump jet (n) avión de despegue vertical; (m)

a Marine Corp Harrier Jump Jet was shot down

jump leads (n) (Britain) (Aut) cables de arranque (de batería); (m)

if you've got some jump leads we might be able to start the car

jump rope (n) (US) comba; (f) cuerda de saltar; (f)

outdoor games, such as jump rope, hopscotch, soccer

jump seat (n) (Aut) (Aer) asiento plegable; (m)

she sat opposite me on the jump seat VI + ADV to jump up and down

Verb Conjugation for "jump"

Imperative

jump
you jump
he/she jumps
we jump
you jump
they jump

Preterite

I jumped
you jumped
he/she jumped
we jumped
you jumped
they jumped

Present Continuous

I am jumping
you are jumping
he/she is jumping
we are jumping
you are jumping
they are jumping

Present Perfect

I have jumped
you have jumped
he/she has jumped
we have jumped
you have jumped
they have jumped

Past Continuous

I was jumping
you were jumping
he/she was jumping
we were jumping
you were jumping
they were jumping

Past Perfect

I had jumped
you had jumped
he/she had jumped
we had jumped
you had jumped
they had jumped

Future

I will jump
you will jump
he/she will jump
we will jump
you will jump
they will jump

Future Perfect

I will have jumped
you will have jumped
he/she will have jumped
we will have jumped
you will have jumped
they will have jumped

Future Continuous

I will be jumping
you will be jumping
he/she will be jumping
we will be jumping
you will be jumping
they will be jumping

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been jumping
you have been jumping
he/she has been jumping
we have been jumping
you have been jumping
they have been jumping

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been jumping
you will have been jumping
he/she will have been jumping
we will have been jumping
you will have been jumping
they will have been jumping

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been jumping
you had been jumping
he/she had been jumping
we had been jumping
you had been jumping
they had been jumping

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