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1 spring
bound, hop, jump, leap, spring, vault* * *jump, leap, spring, bound,( let) skip;( med støtte for hænder) vault(ing);( udspring) dive, plunge;(geol) fault;(mar: krumning i skibs dæk) sheer;( i Kina) the great leap forward;[ vove springet] take the plunge;[ med præp:][ i spring](dvs springvis) in (el. by) jumps (el. leaps);[ i store spring] by leaps and bounds;[ på spring] (poised) ready to jump,( om rovdyr også) crouching for a spring;[ et spring ud i det uvisse] a leap in the dark. -
2 kæmpeskridt
giant stride (el. step);(fig) advance by giant strides (el. with giant steps el. by leaps and bounds). -
3 rivende
adj( hastig) rapid, furious;( om strøm) violent, tearing;[ rivende fart] tearing speed;[ det er rivende galt] it is completely wrong;[ den er rivende gal!] the fat's in the fire![ i rivende hast] very fast, at a great rate;[ rivende tilbagegang] rapid decline;[ rivende tungefærdighed] terrific volubility;[ i rivende udvikling] developing rapidly; progressing by leaps and bounds;(se også afsætning). -
4 stormskridt
:### [ gå frem med stormskridt] advance by leaps and bounds;[ nærme sig med stormskridt] draw nearer apace. -
5 syvmileskridt
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6 med stormskridt
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