to leap aside

leap to one's feet — aufspringen

leap out of/up from one's chair — aus seinem Sessel/von seinem Stuhl aufspringen

leap to somebody's defence — jemandem beispringen (geh.)

leap at the chance — die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen

with or in one leap — mit einem Satz

by leaps and bounds — (fig.) mit Riesenschritten [vorangehen]; sprunghaft [zunehmen]; see also academic.ru/18423/dark">dark 2. 2)

a great leap forward (fig) — ein großer Sprung nach vorn

a leap into the unknown, a leap in the dark (fig) —

a leap of imagination is needed — man braucht viel Fantasie or Phantasie

by or in leaps and bounds (fig) — sprunghaft

he leapt the horse across the ditch — er ließ das Pferd über den Graben springen

my heart leaped (with joy) — mein Herz hüpfte vor Freude (geh), mein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung

try to leap over to the other side — versuch mal, auf die andere Seite zu springen

leap to somebody's defence — jemandem beispringen (geh.)

with or in one leap — mit einem Satz

by leaps and bounds — (fig.) mit Riesenschritten [vorangehen]; sprunghaft [zunehmen]; see also dark 2. 2)

♢ a leap in the dark - прыжок /шаг/ в неизвестность; рискованный шаг

♢ ready to leap out of one's skin /арх. out of oneself/ - вне себя от радости

look before you leap - посл. сначала посмотри, а потом прыгай; ≅ семь раз отмерь, а один отрежь

faire un écart — [cheval] to shy; [voiture] to swerve; [piéton] to leap aside

écarts de langage — bad language [U]

ils bavardaient dans le jardin, à l'écart — they were talking in the garden GB ou yard US, off by themselves

se tenir à l'écart — ( éloigné) to stand apart; ( refuser de se mêler) to keep oneself to oneself; ( ne pas participer) not to join in

mettre quelqu'un à l'écart — ( éloigner) to push somebody aside; ( mettre au ban) to ostracize somebody

tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de — to keep somebody away from [lieu]; to keep somebody out of [activité, négociations]

faire le grand écart DANSE, GYMNASTIQUE — to do the splits

faire un écart [voiture] — to swerve

à l'écart [se tenir, rester] — out of the way, [habiter, être situé] in a remote area

à l'écart de (position, situation) — away from

Ils se sont assis à l'écart des autres. — They sat away from the others., fig

rester à l'écart de — to keep out of, to steer clear of, fig

écarter quelqu'un de — ( empêcher) to exclude somebody from; ( exclure) to remove somebody from

s'écarter de — to move away from [direction, norme]; to stray from [chemin, sujet]; to diverge from [vérité]

jeter quelque chose à quelqu'un — ( pour qu'il l'attrape) to throw something to somebody; (pour faire mal, peur) to throw something at somebody

jeter quelques idées sur le papier — fig to jot down a few ideas

être bon à jeter — to be fit for the bin GB ou the garbage US; fenêtre

se faire jeter — (colloq) to get thrown out

jeter quelqu'un — (colloq) to throw somebody out

en jeter — (colloq) [personne, voiture] to be quite something (colloq)

jeter quelqu'un dans — to throw somebody into [despair]

jeter quelques commentaires — ( dans une discussion) to put in a few comments

jeter à la tête or au visage de quelqu'un — to throw [something] in somebody's face [vérité, défi]

se jeter sur — to fall upon [adversaire]; to pounce on [proie, nourriture, journal]

se jeter à l'eau — lit to jump into the water; fig to take the plunge

n'en jetez plus (la cour est pleine) — (colloq) hold your horses (colloq)

jeter l'éponge fig — to throw in the towel

jeter des fleurs à qn fig — to say lovely things to sb, to shower sb with compliments

hacer abstracción de algo — de caso/factor to leave something aside; del ruido to block... out

hacer abstracción de algo — de caso/factor to leave something aside; del ruido to block... out

Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

to spring to one's feet — levantarse or ponerse* de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte

where did you spring from? — (colloq) ¿y tú de dónde has salido?

in (the) spring — en primavera; (before n) <weather, showers> primaveral

to walk with a spring in one's step — caminar con brío or energía

hot springs — fuentes fpl termales

in one spring — de un salto or brinco

to spring sth on sb — soltar algo a algn (de buenas a primeras) *

• to spring a leak — [boat] empezar a hacer agua

to spring sb from jail * — ayudar a algn a fugarse de la cárcel

• to spring aside — hacerse rápidamente a un lado

• to spring at sb — abalanzarse sobre algn

the cat sprang at my face — el gato se me tiró or se me abalanzó a la cara

• to spring back — [person, animal] saltar para atrás

• where did you spring from? * — ¿de dónde diablos has salido? *

• to spring into action — entrar en acción

• the cat sprang onto the roof — el gato dio un salto y se puso en el tejado

• to spring open — abrirse de golpe

• her name sprang out at me from the page — al mirar la página su nombre me saltó a la vista

• to spring out of bed — saltar de la cama

• she sprang over the fence — saltó por encima de la valla

• to spring shut — cerrarse de golpe

• to spring to sb's aid or help — correr a ayudar a algn

a number of examples spring to mind — se me vienen a la mente or se me ocurren varios ejemplos

• to spring from sth: the idea sprang from a TV programme he saw — la idea surgió de un programa de televisión que vio

• to spring into existence — surgir de la noche a la mañana, aparecer repentinamente

spring balance N — peso m de muelle

spring binder N — (=file) carpeta f de muelles

spring bolt N — pestillo m de golpe

spring break N — (US) (Educ) vacaciones fpl de Semana Santa

spring chicken N — polluelo m

she's no spring chicken * — no es ninguna niña

spring equinox N — equinoccio m de primavera, equinoccio m primaveral

spring fever N — fiebre f primaveral

spring greens NPL — (Brit) verduras fpl de primavera

spring gun N — trampa f de alambre y escopeta

spring lock N — candado m

spring mattress N — colchón m de muelles, somier m

spring onion N — cebolleta f, cebollino m

spring roll N — rollito m de primavera

spring tide N — marea f viva

spring water N — agua f de manantial

to spring to one's feet — levantarse or ponerse* de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte

where did you spring from? — (colloq) ¿y tú de dónde has salido?

in (the) spring — en primavera; (before n) <weather, showers> primaveral

to walk with a spring in one's step — caminar con brío or energía