leap

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leap
[liːp]
sustantivo
1salto (m) brinco (m)
  • to take a leap in the dark (sentido figurado) -> dar un salto al vacío
  • to advance by leaps and bounds (sentido figurado) -> avanzar a pasos agigantados
  • leap year -> año (m) bisiesto
verbo transitivo (pt & pp leapt [lept] or leaped)
2saltar
verbo intransitivo
3saltar
  • to leap to one's feet -> ponerse en pie de un salto
  • to leap at the chance -> no dejar escapar la oportunidad
  • to leap for joy -> dar saltos de alegría

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leap [lip]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Saltar, brincar. (n)
2Correr hacia alguna parte con precipitación y de repente. (n)
3Saltar, brotar, salir con ímpetu. (n)
4Palpitar el corazón. (n)
5Saltar, brincar.
6Cubrir, tener coito el macho cuadrúpedo con la hembra.
  • To leap again -> volver a saltar
  • To leap at -> apresurarse a
  • To leap for joy -> saltar de alegría de gozo
  • To leap about -> dar saltos
  • A leap in the dark -> un salto al vacío
  • To leap out at somebody -> echarse encima de alguien
  • To leap over -> saltar por encima
  • To leap to one’s feet -> incorporarse de un salto
-va.
sustantivo
1Salto, el acto de saltar.
2Salto, el espacio de tierra que mide un salto.
3Salto, tránsito desproporcionado de una cosa a otra, paso repentino o súbito.
4Asalto o acometimiento de algún animal feroz.
5El ayuntamiento o coito de los animales.
6Salto o tránsito desproporcionado de una cosa a otra.
7Cestón para pescado. (Provincia)

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leap [liːp] leaped leapt
noun
1 (jump) salto; (m) (showing exuberance) salto; (m) brinco; (m)
with an enthusiastic leap, the dog jumped on top of her Mike Powell broke the world record with a leap of 8.95m Rory knocked him to the pavement in a flying leap to make take a leap A boy came hurtling down, took a great leap to avoid him, missed his footing and fell flat The huge hind feet enable kangaroos to make enormous leaps
 salto; (m)
by leaps and boundsbounds a pasos agigantados
Ian didn't develop as quickly as a healthy child, but since the operation he has come on in leaps and bounds he's a great bowler who has come on by leaps and bounds in the last few seasons
a leap in the darkdark un salto al vacío
Every now and then, taking a leap into the dark is the most creative jump you can make
his heart gave a leapgave le dio un vuelco el corazón
it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to foresee what will happenimagination no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para prever lo que va a pasar
she successfully made the leap into filmsmade dio el salto con éxito al mundo del cine
he has successfully made the leap from mindless muscle-man to respected film star
to make take a huge leap forwardmakeortake dar un gran salto paso hacia adelante;or
contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years The next great leap forward in increasing productivity in companies will come from the enthusiasm of inspired employees one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind leap of [faith] acto $ de fe an amazing leap of [faith] Considering how he met this person and for what purposes, /belief in his denial requires a monumental leap of faith/
to make take a leap of faithmakeortakefaith hacer un gran esfuerzo de fe; hacer profesión de fe
Take a leap of faith and trust them Adherents to either hypothesis /make a leap of faith in accepting/ either Duesberg or his opponent Launching a new product requires a huge leap of faith
mental leapmental salto mental; (m)
most voters cannot make the imaginative leap to being poor if they're rich or black if they're white He seemed incapable of making the mental leap needed It doesn't require a great leap of the imagination to emphathize with the boy's feelings
a leap into the unknownunknown un salto a lo desconocido
Motherhood is a leap into the unknown Once more he's making a leap into the unknown without a plan to [make] [take] a leap A boy came hurtling down, took a great leap to avoid him, missed his footing and fell flat the Hollywood glamour girls who never made the leap from pin-ups to acclaimed performers ...companies trying to make the leap [from] the third world [to] the first Having successfully made the leap from television to the silver screen, she's come a long way from her origins Recently several of the smarter retailers have made the leap into providing a catalogue and mail-order service
2 (increase) subida; (f)
leap in prices
a 6% leap in profits una subida de un 6% en las ganancias
Is the speculative build-up of oil stocks really the reason for the leap in prices? Officials said the aim was to curb inflation and to end a further leap in prices which ordinary people couldn't afford the result has been a giant leap in [productivity] ...the leap in the [unemployed] from 35,000 to 75,000
verb:intransitive
1 (jump) saltar; (exuberantly) brincar; saltar
the fish glittered in the sun as they leapt The bay is home to shoals of leaping fish As he leapt, he felt a sharp pain in his leg The man threw his arms out as he leapt a leaping deer
to leap aboutabout dar saltos; brincar
pictures of exhausted sweating bodies leaping about in leotards
to leap about with excitement dar saltos brincar de emoción;or
the dog leaped at the man, snarlingat el perro saltó se arrojó sobre el hombre gruñiendo;or
he leapt down from his horsedown se bajó del caballo de un salto
/he leapt down the steps/ calling after her to leap [down] to leap [for] joy I could have leapt [for] joy
the car leapt forwardforward el coche dio una sacudida
the dog leapt forward again
he leapt from a moving trainfrom saltó de un tren en marcha
Some monkeys can leap four or five metres from one tree to another... They leapt from balcony [to] balcony, 60ft up He rambles incoherently, leaping from subject [to] subject we leapt [into] the car and drove off
he leaped into the riverinto saltó se tiró al río;or
hundreds of men leaped [into] the sea to escape the flames
he leapt off/onto the busoffonto bajó del/subió al autobús de un salto
She leapt on to a passing bus They had forced him to leap off a bridge the words leapt off the page at him He leapt [on] a horse A kid leaps onto the stage...
he suddenly leapt on top of meon top of de repente me saltó se me tiró encima;or
to leap [out at] sb
to leap out of a carout of bajarse saltar de un coche;or
He leapt out of the car and tried to run away
she leapt out of bed se levantó de la cama de un salto; saltó de la cama
to leap overover [+obstacle] saltar por encima de; [+stream] cruzar de un salto
he leapt over the stream ...a photo of two boys leaping [over] a barbed wire fence... Agile as goats, they leap over boulders and icy streams The deer leapt over a precipice The boy leapt agilely across the stream
to leap to one's feetto levantarse de un salto
The soldiers on duty leapt to [attention] They leapt to their [deaths] from the balcony He leaped to safety from an upstairs window to leap [up] She leapt up and rushed to the phone On hearing the judge's decision the boy leapt up and hugged his mother Flames leapt up hundreds of feet The children were leaping [up and down] with excitement to leap [with] excitement dar saltos brincar de entusiasmo
my heart leaped me dio un vuelco el corazón
Michael's heart leapt at the prospect Catherine felt her heart leap. She was finally going to learn the truth about the past My heart leaped at the sight of her; we embraced Nancy's heart leaped with joy to leap [at] a chance
she leapt at the chance to play the partat no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel
I leapt at the excuse to postpone the party
to leap at an offer aceptar una oferta al vuelo
Any other time, I'd have leapt at the offer It has leapt ahead of all major European banks
he leapt on my mistakeon 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
people shouldn't be so quick to leap [on] one anothers mistakes Many campus liberals have leapt on this incident as a graphic example... Tory chiefs last night leapt on a claim by Labour leader Neil Kinnock that Britain would have been better off if his party had won the 1983 election Prosecutors have leapt on his behaviour in evidence to the appeals court the answer leapt out at me
the headline leapt out at herout el titular le saltó a la vista
It was ridiculous to leap to the [conclusion] that anything was wrong
he leapt to his brother's defenceto enseguida saltó a defender a su hermano
2 (increase)
sales leapt by one third las ventas se incrementaron repentinamente en un tercio
verb:transitive
[+fence, ditch] saltar por encima de; [+stream, river] cruzar de un salto;
modifier
leap year (n) año bisiesto; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "leap"

Imperative
  • leap
  • you leap
  • he/she leaps
  • we leap
  • you leap
  • they leap
Preterite
  • I leaped
  • you leaped
  • he/she leaped
  • we leaped
  • you leaped
  • they leaped
Present Continuous
  • I am leaping
  • you are leaping
  • he/she is leaping
  • we are leaping
  • you are leaping
  • they are leaping
Present Perfect
  • I have leapt
  • you have leapt
  • he/she has leapt
  • we have leapt
  • you have leapt
  • they have leapt
Past Continuous
  • I was leaping
  • you were leaping
  • he/she was leaping
  • we were leaping
  • you were leaping
  • they were leaping
Past Perfect
  • I had leapt
  • you had leapt
  • he/she had leapt
  • we had leapt
  • you had leapt
  • they had leapt
Future
  • I will leap
  • you will leap
  • he/she will leap
  • we will leap
  • you will leap
  • they will leap
Future Perfect
  • I will have leapt
  • you will have leapt
  • he/she will have leapt
  • we will have leapt
  • you will have leapt
  • they will have leapt
Future Continuous
  • I will be leaping
  • you will be leaping
  • he/she will be leaping
  • we will be leaping
  • you will be leaping
  • they will be leaping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been leaping
  • you have been leaping
  • he/she has been leaping
  • we have been leaping
  • you have been leaping
  • they have been leaping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been leaping
  • you will have been leaping
  • he/she will have been leaping
  • we will have been leaping
  • you will have been leaping
  • they will have been leaping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been leaping
  • you had been leaping
  • he/she had been leaping
  • we had been leaping
  • you had been leaping
  • they had been leaping
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