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1 leap
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1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar, brincar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) tirarse
2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto, brinco- leap year
- by leaps and bounds
leap1 n1. salto2. subidaleap2 vb1. saltar2. subir muchotr[liːp]1 saltar, brincar■ those gaudy illustrations leap off the page at you esas ilustraciones chillonas saltan de la página1 salto, brinco2 figurative use salto■ these reforms are a leap forward for the country estas reformas significan un paso hacia adelante para el país\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa leap in the dark un salto en el vacíoby leaps and bounds a pasos agigantadosleap year año bisiestoleap n: salto m, brinco mn.• balotada s.f.adj.• bisiesto, -a adj.n.• brinco s.m.• salto s.m.• vuelo s.m.• zancada s.f.• zapateta s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaped) = brincar v.• saltar v.
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1. liːpthe dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello
he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco
my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia
to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo
to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento
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vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar
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a) ( jump) salto m, brinco mby leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados
b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca[liːp] (vb: pp, pt leaped or leapt)1. N1) (=jump)a) (lit) salto m ; (showing exuberance) salto m, brinco mb) (fig) salto m•
his heart gave a leap — le dio un vuelco el corazón•
it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to foresee what will happen — no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para prever lo que va a pasar•
she successfully made the leap into films — dio el salto con éxito al mundo del cine2) (=increase) subida fa 6% leap in profits — una subida de un 6% en las ganancias
2. VI1) (=jump)a) (lit) saltar; (exuberantly) brincar, saltar•
to leap about — dar saltos, brincarto leap about with excitement — dar saltos or brincar de emoción
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the dog leaped at the man, snarling — el perro saltó or se arrojó sobre el hombre gruñiendo•
he leapt down from his horse — se bajó del caballo de un salto•
he leapt from a moving train — saltó de un tren en marcha•
he leaped into the river — saltó or se tiró al río•
he leapt off/ onto the bus — bajó del/subió al autobús de un salto•
he suddenly leapt on top of me — de repente me saltó or se me tiró encima•
to leap out of a car — bajarse or saltar de un cocheshe leapt out of bed — se levantó de la cama de un salto, saltó de la cama
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to leap to one's feet — levantarse de un saltob) (fig)•
she leapt at the chance to play the part — no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel•
he leapt on my mistake — se lanzó sobre mi errorthe tabloids are quick to leap on such cases — la prensa amarilla está a la que salta con estos casos
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the headline leapt out at her — el titular le saltó a la vista•
he leapt to his brother's defence — enseguida saltó a defender a su hermano2) (=increase)3.VT [+ fence, ditch] saltar por encima de; [+ stream, river] cruzar de un salto4.CPD- leap up* * *
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1. [liːp]the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello
he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco
my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia
to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo
to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento
2.
vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar
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a) ( jump) salto m, brinco mby leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados
b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca -
2 colarse
■colarse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar sin ser visto) to slip in (sin ser invitado) to gatecrash (sin pagar) se coló en el autobús, he got onto the bus without paying
2 (saltarse el turno) to jump the queue, US to cut in the line
3 fam (meter la pata) to slip up, go too far ' colarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar English: cut in - gatecrash - jump - push in - queue - thread - worm - crash - gate - line - push
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