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1 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) lēkt; lēkāt2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) pārlēkt3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) steigties/mesties (kaut ko darīt)2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) lēciens- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *lēciens, šķērslis; lēkt, lēkāt; pārvarēt šķērsli, pārlēkt; dauzīties -
2 leap in the dark
lēciens nezināmajā; risks -
3 leap year
(every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc.) garais gads* * *garais gads -
4 leap-day
liekā diena -
5 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) kukuriņi* * *kukuriņi -
6 leap-year
garais gads -
7 great leap forward
liels solis uz priekšu -
8 look before you leap!
esiet piesardzīgi! -
9 quantum leap
kvantu pāreja -
10 to clear a leap
pārvarēt šķērsli -
11 to leap at
dedzīgi pieķerties kaut kam -
12 to leap for joy
lēkāt aiz prieka -
13 to leap out
izcelties -
14 to leap over the wall
aiziet no klostera; aiziet no mūka kārtas; atteikties no garīdznieka amata -
15 somersault
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16 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) atspere2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pavasaris3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) lēciens4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) atsperīgums5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) avots; strautiņš•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *pavasaris; lēciens; atspere; vingrums, elastīgums; enerģija, spars; avots; pirmsākums; iemesls, motīvs; sūce; lēkt, lēkāt; rasties, izcelties; pieplūst; sariesties, saskriet; negaidīti paziņot -
17 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) velve; velvju telpa2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) velve; pagrabs3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) kapenes•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) lēciens (ar balstu)2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) pārlēkt* * *lēciens; velvēta telpa, velve; velvēt; lēkt; voltižēt -
18 caper
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19 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) gads2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) gads•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) ik gadus; reizi gadā- all the year round
- all year round
- long* * *gads; kurss, vienā gadā augstskolā iestājušies studenti -
20 leapt
past tense, past participles; see leap
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LEAP — may refer to: * Jumping * Leap (village) in County Cork, Ireland *The collective noun for a group of leopards * Great Leap Forward the period of the 2nd 5 year plan in ChinaLEAP may mean:* : a software tool for energy and environmental planning.… … Wikipedia
leap — ► VERB (past or past part. leaped or leapt) 1) jump or spring a long way. 2) jump across. 3) move quickly and suddenly. 4) (leap at) accept eagerly. 5) increase dramatically … English terms dictionary
Leap — Leap, v. t. 1. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch. [1913 Webster] 2. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap — [lēp] vi. leapt [lept, lēpt] or leaped, leaping [ME lepen < OE hleapan, akin to MDu lopen, Ger laufen] 1. to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one s leg muscles; jump; spring 2. to move suddenly or swiftly, as if by jumping; … English World dictionary
Leap — (l[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaped} (l[=e]pt; 277), rarely {Leapt} (l[=e]pt or l[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaping}.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle[ a]pan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [=a]hl[=o]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap in — ˌleap ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap in he/she/it leaps in present participle leaping in past tense … Useful english dictionary
leap on — ˈleap on ˈleap upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap on he/she/it leaps on present participle leaping on past tense leaped on … Useful english dictionary
LEAP — bezeichnet das Netzwerkprotokoll Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol das Flugzeugtriebwerk CFM International LEAP X die Denkfabrik LEAP/Europe 2020 (Laboratoire Européen d Anticipation Politique) Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
leap at — (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. I would leap at an opportunity to work for that organization. Usage notes: often used in the form leap at the chance: I leaped at the chance to visit India … New idioms dictionary
leap — leap; leap·er; leap·ing; … English syllables
leap at — [phrasal verb] leap at (something) : to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.) She leaped at [=jumped at] the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do. He leapt at the offer of a better job. • • • Main Entry: ↑leap … Useful english dictionary
