salto
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el salto(
sahl
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
Al escuchar su nombre, el perro ladró y dio un pequeño salto en el aire.The dog gave a little jump and barked at the sound of his name.
b. leap (longer or higher)
El portero dio un salto para agarrar la pelota pero no lo consiguió.The goalkeeper made a leap at the ball but failed to catch it.
2. (sports)
a. dive (swimming)
Se zambulló en el agua con un salto perfecto.She made a perfect dive into the water.
b. jump (athletics and parachuting)
Era una doble la que hizo el salto en la película.The jump in the film was performed by a stuntwoman.
3. (geography)
a. waterfall
Exploramos un paisaje espectacular de bosques, montañas y saltos impresionantes.We explored a spectacular landscape of forests, mountains and amazing waterfalls.
4. (move)
a. jump
No le resultó difícil dar el salto de la televisión al cine.It wasn't difficult for her to make the jump from television to cinema.
c. step (backwards)
En esa década la humanización del trabajo dio un salto atrás.During that decade the humanization of work took a step back.
a. leap
Mi memoria dio un salto atrás en el tiempo y la vi tal y como era entonces.My memory took a leap backwards in time and I saw her just the way she was then.
a. gap
¿Qué pasó? Hay un salto de 50 líneas en el texto.What happened here? There's a gap of 50 lines in the text.
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