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1 a leap in the dark
a leap in the darkmedida ou ação de conseqüências imprevisíveis.————————a leap in the darkum pulo no escuro. -
2 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) atirar-se2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *[li:p] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 extensão transposta com um salto. 3 transição súbita. • vt+vi (ps and pp leapt or leaped) 1 pular, saltar. 2 lançar-se, arremessar-se. 3 fazer pular. a leap in the dark medida ou ação de conseqüências imprevisíveis. by leaps and bounds com grande velocidade, aos trancos e barrancos. to leap for joy pular de alegria. to leap to the eye saltar aos olhos. -
3 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) escuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) escuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) sinistro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) escuro- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *[da:k] n 1 escuridade, escuridão. 2 obscuridade, falta de clareza. 3 sombra. 4 noite, trevas, anoitecer, o cair da noite. 5 cor escura, matiz escuro. 6 ignorância. 7 segredo, mistério. 8 dúvida, incerteza. • adj 1 escuro, tenebroso, sombrio, falto de luz. 2 quase negro. 3 de cor sombria, carregada. 4 moreno, bronzeado, trigueiro. 5 fig ignorado, cego, difícil de entender, misterioso. 6 opaco. 7 secreto, oculto. 8 ambíguo, obscuro. 9 triste, lúgubre, aborrecido, abatido. 10 malvado, perverso. after dark depois do anoitecer. a leap in the dark um pulo no escuro. in the dark no escuro, sem informação ou conhecimento. to keep dark a) ficar quieto. b) não divulgar o que se sabe, sl esconder o leite.
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