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1 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) atirar-se2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *[li:p] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 extensão transposta com um salto. 3 transição súbita. • vt+vi (ps and pp leapt or leaped) 1 pular, saltar. 2 lançar-se, arremessar-se. 3 fazer pular. a leap in the dark medida ou ação de conseqüências imprevisíveis. by leaps and bounds com grande velocidade, aos trancos e barrancos. to leap for joy pular de alegria. to leap to the eye saltar aos olhos. -
2 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) pular2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) pulo- leap year - by leaps and bounds -
3 leap
pulo, saltoto leap:saltar -
4 leap
salto, puloEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > leap
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5 leap day
leap day[l'i:p dei] n o dia 29 de fevereiro. -
6 leap year
(every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc.) ano bissexto* * *leap year[l'i:p jiə] n ano bissexto.————————leap yearano bissexto. -
7 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) salto ao eixo* * *leap-frog[l'i:p frɔg] n pula-sela (jogo infantil). • vi+vt mover-se ou avançar em turnos. -
8 leap\ year
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9 leap year
(every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc.) ano bissexto -
10 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) pula-sela -
11 a leap in the dark
a leap in the darkmedida ou ação de conseqüências imprevisíveis.————————a leap in the darkum pulo no escuro. -
12 look before you leap
look before you leappense bem antes de agir. -
13 quantum leap
quan.tum leap[kwɔntəm l'i:p] n Phys avanço espetacular. -
14 salmon leap
salm.on leap[s'æmən li:p] n = link=salmon%20ladder salmon ladder. -
15 to leap for joy
to leap for joypular de alegria. -
16 to leap to the eye
to leap to the eyesaltar aos olhos. -
17 leaper
leap.er[l'i:pə] n saltador, pulador. -
18 leaping
leap.ing[l'i:piŋ] n 1 salto. 2 ação de saltar. -
19 leapingly
leap.ing.ly[l'i:piŋli] adv aos saltos. -
20 somersault
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