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41 leap
A n1 lit, gen saut m, bond m ; Sport saut m ; to take a leap sauter, faire un saut ; in ou at one leap d'un bond ;2 fig ( big step) bond m (en avant) ; a great leap forward in sth un grand bond en avant en qch ; to make the leap from journalist to novelist faire le saut du journalisme au roman ; it requires a leap of the imagination cela réclame un grand effort d'imagination ; ‘a giant leap for mankind’ ‘un pas de géant pour l'humanité’ ;3 (in price, demand) bond m (in dans).1 ( jump over) franchir [qch] d'un bond [hedge, chasm] ;2 [person] to leap three metres sauter trois mètres ;3 [rider] faire sauter [horse] (over au dessus de).1 [person, animal] bondir, sauter ; to leap out of the bath/to the phone/to one's feet bondir or sauter hors de son bain/sur le téléphone/sur ses pieds ; to leap across ou over sth franchir qch d'un bond ; to leap out of bed sauter du lit ; to leap to safety sauter pour sauver sa vie ; to leap up the stairs monter l'escalier quatre à quatre ; to leap to sb's defence fig bondir au secours de qn ;2 fig [heart] bondir (with de) ; her mind leaped back to her childhood son enfance lui est revenue brutalement à l'esprit ; the narrative leaps forward to 1950 le récit saute à 1950 ; the words leaped off the page at him les mots lui ont sauté aux yeux ;3 [price, profit, charge, stock market] grimper (by de).look before you leap Prov il faut réfléchir avant d'agir ; to come on in leaps and bounds faire des progrès à pas de géant.■ leap around, leap about sautiller.▶ leap at [sth] bondir sur [chance, offer].▶ leap out at [sb]1 surgir en bondissant sur [passer-by] ;■ leap up2 ( rise) [price, rate] grimper. -
42 ominously
ominously ['ɒmɪnəslɪ]de façon inquiétante ou menaçante;∎ the sea was ominously calm la mer était étrangement calme;∎ he looked at her ominously il lui jeta un regard inquiétant;∎ ominously, there was no answer when they rang le téléphone ne répondait pas, ce qui ne présageait rien de bon;∎ the deadline was drawing ominously close la date limite se rapprochait dangereusement
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