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1 jumpy
adjective (nervous; easily upset: He has been very jumpy and irritable lately.) uppstökkur; taugaveiklaður -
2 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppa2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) stökkva upp í/á fætur3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hrökkva við4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) stökkva yfir2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) stökk2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hindrun3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) hástökk; langstökk4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) hrökkva við5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skyndileg hækkun•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
См. также в других словарях:
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