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1 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) saltar2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) salto2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) prova de salto4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) subida•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *[dʒ∧mp] n 1 salto, pulo. he gave a jump / ele deu um pulo. 2 Sport obstáculo. the horse took the jump / o cavalo tomou o obstáculo. 3 distância vencida num pulo ou fig numa viagem. 4 Sport salto de altura, de distância ou ornamental. 5 estremecimento, sobressalto. 6 Checkers conquista de uma peça do adversário, comida. 7 subida repentina de preço. 8 mudança súbita. 9 sl coréia, delirium tremens (com the). • vt+vi 1 saltar, pular. 2 saltitar, transpor, passar pulando. 3 fazer saltar, treinar saltos (cavalos). 4 estremecer, sobressaltar. 5 mover(-se) repentinamente. 6 aumentar, subir (preços). 7 Checkers capturar uma peça, comer. 8 Bridge superar a licitação. 9 Amer sl evadir-se, escapar (cadeia). 10 Amer sl saltar para ou de um trem em movimento. 11 Mus tocar jazz em ritmo acelerado. l2 Jour continuar a matéria em outra página. 13 Jour indicar o número de página da ou na qual a matéria continua. 14 mudar, passar repentinamente de uma coisa para outra. 15 pular, saltar, interromper a continuidade de ação (filme). 16 Amer sl praticar sexo, Braz vulg foder, trepar. 17 descarrilar. the train jumped the rails / o trem descarrilou. broad jump Sport salto de extensão. don’t jump at (or to) conclusions não tire conclusões precipitadas. don’t jump down my throat! não me interrompa tão rudemente! from the jump Amer de antemão, de início. high jump salto de altura. jumped-up Brit coll convencido, pretensioso. on the jump coll ocupado, ativo. to be (or stay) on jump ahead passar a perna. to get (or have) the jump on conseguir uma vantagem sobre. to jump a claim ocupar um lote de terreno reivindicado por outrem. to jump at aceitar avidamente. he jumped at the proposal / ele aceitou a proposta avidamente. to jump back recuar. to jump bail Jur ser revel, fugir estando sob fiança. to jump down pular para baixo. to jump in intrometer-se, interromper. to jump off Mil sair para um ataque. to jump on a) criticar, acusar. b) ralhar. to jump out pular para fora. to jump ship desertar de um navio. to jump someone atacar, agredir alguém. to jump the gun sl a) começar a corrida antes do sinal de partida. b) começar algo antes do tempo. c) chegar a uma conclusão prematura. to jump the queue furar a fila, passar à frente antes da sua vez. to jump the track saltar dos trilhos. to jump up levantar-se de repente. to jump up and down ficar agitado de contentamento ou tristeza. triple jump salto tríplice. -
2 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) furar a bicha -
3 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) furar a fila
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