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1 it's only a short hop from London to Paris
no Londonas uz Parīzi ir nieka lidojumsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > it's only a short hop from London to Paris
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2 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) lēkāt2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) lēkāt3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) []lēkt; []lēkt4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) ielēkt; izlēkt (no automašīnas)2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) lēciens2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) lēciens; lēkāšana•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) apinis* * *lēciens; danči; īss lidojums; lēkāt; pārlēkt; dancot
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short hop — 1. n. Baseball a batted or thrown ball that hits the ground and is caught low just as it makes a bounce he got that one on the short hop 2. v. [trans.] short hop (of a fielder) catch a ball just as it bounces from the ground Boggs short hopped it … Useful english dictionary
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hop, skip, and jump — hop, skip, and jump, 1. a contest or sport in which the contestants try to cover as much distance as possible by successively hopping, taking one stride, and jumping. 2. Informal. a short distance: »After that it will be only a hop, skip, and… … Useful english dictionary