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1 hop
Ⅰ.1 noun∎ old-fashioned Sport the hop, skip or step and jump le triple saut;∎ British to catch sb on the hop prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ British to keep sb on the hop ne pas laisser chômer qn∎ it's just a short hop from New York to Boston by plane le trajet en avion de New York à Boston est très court∎ to hop it décamper, décaniller;∎ hop it! allez, dégage!∎ familiar to hop on/off the bus sauter dans le/du bus;∎ birds hopped about in the garden les oiseaux sautillaient dans le jardin;∎ familiar to hop into bed with sb coucher avec qn tout de suite;∎ familiar hop in! (into car etc) montez!(b) (jump on one leg) sauter à cloche-pied;∎ he hopped over to the door il est allé à cloche-pied jusqu'à la porte∎ we hopped across to Paris for the weekend nous sommes allés à Paris en avion pour le week-end□∎ all that coffee hopped him up tout ce café l'a excité;∎ the crowd is really hopped up le public est vraiment exubérant□(b) (make angry, nervy) énerver□, exciter□∎ to hop up a car gonfler le moteur d'une voitureⅡ.hop2∎ to pick hops cueillir le houblon►► Agriculture hop field houblonnière f;Agriculture hop grower houblonnier(ère) m,f;Agriculture hop picker cueilleur(euse) m,f de houblon;Agriculture hop picking cueillette f du houblon -
2 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) sautiller2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) sauter (à la corde)3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) sauter2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) petit saut/bond
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hop skip and jump — hop skip and a jump hop , skip , and a jump , hop skip and jump hop , skip , and jump . a short distance; as, it s just a hop, skip and a jump away. [Colloq.] Syn: stone s throw. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Hop skip and jump — Hop Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Hop, skip and jump}, {Hop, step and a jump} or {Hop, step and jump}, 1. a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop, skip, and jump — ► hop, skip (or step) , and jump 1) old fashioned term for TRIPLE JUMP(Cf. ↑triple jump). 2) informal a short distance. Main Entry: ↑hop … English terms dictionary
a hop, skip, and jump — a hop, skip, and (a) jump informal : a short distance Her house is just a hop, skip, and jump from mine. • • • Main Entry: ↑hop a hop, skip, and (a) jump see ↑hop, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hop step and jump — Hop Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Hop, skip and jump}, {Hop, step and a jump} or {Hop, step and jump}, 1. a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop, step, and jump — noun : a field event in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession usually after a running start * * * Track. See triple jump. [1710 20] * * * hop, step, and jump, = hop, skip, and jump (def.… … Useful english dictionary
hop skip and a jump — hop , skip , and a jump , hop skip and jump hop , skip , and jump . a short distance; as, it s just a hop, skip and a jump away. [Colloq.] Syn: stone s throw. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop, skip, and a jump — hop′, skip′, and a jump′ n. a short distance. Also, hop′, skip′, and jump′ • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
hop, skip, and a jump — a short distance: The laundry is just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Also, hop, skip, and jump. [1750 60] * * * … Universalium
hop, skip, and a jump — a short distance: The laundry is just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Also, hop, skip, and jump. [1750 60] … Useful english dictionary