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1 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) a sări2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) a sări peste3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) a sări (în)2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) săritură- leap year
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2 leap year
(astr) an bisect -
3 leap year
(every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc.) an bisect -
4 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) -
5 somersault
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6 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) a sări, a sălta2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) a proveni din3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) a (se) întinde brusc2. 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.) resort2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primăvară3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salt4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitate5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvor•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
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7 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) boltă; pivniţă2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) seif3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) cavou•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) salt2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) a sări -
8 caper
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9 leapt
past tense, past participles; see leap -
10 poised
1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) în echilibru2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) încordat -
11 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) a se năpusti asupra -
12 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) -
13 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.) an2) (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.) an•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) anual, în fiecare an- all the year round
- all year round
- long
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