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1 leap
In1) стрибок2) перен. різка зміна3) перешкода4) кошик, кошіль; верша5) невеликий водоспад6) покриття (самиці)7) геол. дислокаціяa leap in the dark — стрибок у невідомість; ризикований крок
by leaps and bounds — стрімко, стрімголов
IIv (past і p.p. leapt, leaped)1) стрибати, скакати2) перестрибувати, перескакувати через (щось)3) примусити перестрибнути4) перен. перескакувати, різко переходити від одного до іншого5) забитися, закалатати (про серце)6) покрити (самицю)look before you leap — присл. сім раз відміряй, а раз відріж
* * *I [liːp] n1) стрибок; різка зміна, стрибок2) перешкода5) гeoл. скидання, дислокаціяII [liːp] v(leapt, leaped [-t])1) стрибати, скакати; перестрибувати, перескакувати через ( що-небудь); примусити перестрибнути2) раптово з'являтися; (at) жадібно хапатися за що-небудь; перескакувати, різко переходити від одного предмета до іншого3) забитися (про серце, пульс) -
2 leap
[liːp] 1. n1) стрибо́кa leap in the dark — стрибо́к у невідо́мість; ризико́вана спра́ва
by leaps and bounds — ду́же шви́дко
2) геол. дислока́ція2. v ( past і p. p. leapt, leaped)1) стриба́ти, скака́ти; перестри́бувати2) заби́тися, закала́тати ( про серце)3) з ра́дістю пого́дитисяto leap at a proposal [opportunity, etc.] — вхопи́тися за пропози́цію (можли́вість тощо)
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