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1 leap
I [liːp]1) salto m. (anche sport), balzo m.to take a leap — fare un salto, saltare
2) fig. (big step) passo m. (in avanti)3) (in price, demand) aumento m. improvviso••II 1. [liːp] 2.1) [person, animal] saltare, balzareto leap out of bed — saltare o schizzare fuori dal letto
to leap to one's feet — saltare o balzare in piedi
to leap across o over sth. saltare qcs., superare qcs. con un salto; to leap to sb.'s defence — fig. accorrere in difesa di qcn
3) [price, stock market] balzare, aumentare improvvisamente (by di)•- leap at- leap in- leap out- leap up••look before you leap — prov. rifletti prima di agire
* * *[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltare2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltare3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) lanciarsi2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto, balzo- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *I [liːp]1) salto m. (anche sport), balzo m.to take a leap — fare un salto, saltare
2) fig. (big step) passo m. (in avanti)3) (in price, demand) aumento m. improvviso••II 1. [liːp] 2.1) [person, animal] saltare, balzareto leap out of bed — saltare o schizzare fuori dal letto
to leap to one's feet — saltare o balzare in piedi
to leap across o over sth. saltare qcs., superare qcs. con un salto; to leap to sb.'s defence — fig. accorrere in difesa di qcn
3) [price, stock market] balzare, aumentare improvvisamente (by di)•- leap at- leap in- leap out- leap up••look before you leap — prov. rifletti prima di agire
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