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leap  (lp)

v. leaped or leapt (lpt, lpt), leap·ing, leaps

v.intr.

1. To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump: leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.

2.

a. To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions.

b. To act impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel.

v.tr.

1. To jump over: couldn't leap the brook.

2. To cause to leap: leap a horse over a hurdle.

n.

1.

a. The act of leaping; a jump.

b. A place jumped over or from.

c. The distance cleared in a leap.

2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches.

Idioms:

by leaps and bounds

Very quickly: growing by leaps and bounds.

leap in the dark

An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.

leap of faith

The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.

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[Middle English lepen, from Old English hlapan.]

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leaper n.

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leap [liːp]

vb leaps, leaping ; leapt, leaped

1. (intr) to jump suddenly from one place to another

2. (intr; often foll by at) to move or react quickly

3. (tr) to jump over

4. to come into prominence rapidly the thought leapt into his mind

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to cause (an animal, esp a horse) to jump a barrier

n

1. the act of jumping

2. a spot from which a leap was or may be made

3. the distance of a leap

4. an abrupt change or increase

5. (Music, other) Also called (US and Canadian) skip Music a relatively large melodic interval, esp in a solo part

a leap in the dark an action performed without knowledge of the consequences

by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progress

[Old English hlēapan; related to Gothic hlaupan, German laufen]

leaper  n

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Leap of leopards: a company of leopards—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; of bandilleros—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leap - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards leaping, bounce, bound, saltation, spring jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" capriole, caper - a playful leap or hop pounce - the act of pouncing
	2.	leap - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" jump, saltation transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another quantum jump - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
	3.	leap - a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" jump increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" quantum leap, quantum jump - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
	4.	leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points elevation - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
Verb	1.	leap - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" bound, jump, spring move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen" ski jump - jump on skis saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" vault - bound vigorously leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" vault, overleap - jump across or leap over (an obstacle) curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, jump - be highly noticeable
	2.	leap - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another" jump switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
	3.	leap - jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre" jump off, jump move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	leap - cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" jump

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leap

verb

1. jump, spring, bound, bounce, hop, skip, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol The newsreels show him leaping into the air.

2. vault, clear, jump, bound, spring He leapt over a wall brandishing a weapon.

3. hurry, race, rush, hasten, move quickly She leapt forward to take control of the situation.

4. rush, jump, come, reach, arrive at, hurry, hasten, form hastily People should not leap to conclusions and blame the pilot.

5. increase, advance, soar, surge, rocket, escalate, shoot up They leapt to third in the table, 31 points behind the leaders.

noun

1. jump, spring, bound, hop, skip, vault, caper, frisk He took Britain's fifth medal with a leap of 2.37 metres.

2. rise, change, increase, soaring, surge, escalation, upsurge, upswing The result has been a giant leap in productivity.

leap at something accept eagerly, seize on, jump at They leapt at the chance of a cheap holiday in Italy.

Translations

leap [liːp] (leaped or leapt (vb: pp, pt))

A. N

1. (= jump)

1.1. (lit) → salto m; (showing exuberance) → salto m, brinco m

1.2. (fig) → salto m
by leaps and bounds → a pasos agigantados
a leap in the dark → un salto al vacío
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 cine
to make or take a huge leap forward → dar un gran salto or paso hacia adelante
to make or take a leap of faith → hacer un gran esfuerzo de fe, hacer profesión de fe
mental leap → salto m mental
a leap into the unknown → un salto a lo desconocido

2. (= increase) → subida f
a 6% leap in profits → una subida de un 6% en las ganancias

B. VI

1. (= jump)

1.1. (lit) → saltar; (exuberantly) → brincar, saltar
to leap about → dar saltos, brincar
to leap about with excitement → dar saltos or brincar de emoción
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
the car leapt forward → el coche dio una sacudida
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 coche
she leapt out of bed → se levantó de la cama de un salto, saltó de la cama
to leap over [+ obstacle] → saltar por encima de; [+ stream] → cruzar de un salto
to leap to one's feet → levantarse de un salto

1.2. (fig) my heart leaped → me dio un vuelco el corazón
she leapt at the chance to play the part → no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel
to leap at an offer → aceptar una oferta al vuelo
he leapt on my mistake → se lanzó sobre mi error
the tabloids are quick to leap on such cases → la prensa amarilla está a la que salta con estos casos
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 hermano

2. (= increase) sales leapt by one third → las ventas se incrementaron repentinamente en un tercio

C. VT [+ fence, ditch] → saltar por encima de; [+ stream, river] → cruzar de un salto

D. CPD leap year N → año m bisiesto

leap up VI + ADV

1. [person] → levantarse de un salto; [flame] → subir
the dog leapt up at him → el perro le saltó or se le echó encima

2. (= increase) [profits, sales, prices, unemployment] → subir de repente

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leap [ˈliːp]

vi [leaped or leapt] (pt, pp)

(= jump) [person] → sauter
They leapt over the stream → Ils ont sauté par dessus le ruisseau.

(= move quickly)
He leapt out of his chair when his team scored → Il s'est levé d'un bond lorsque son équipe a marqué.
The car leapt forward → La voiture fit un bond en avant.
to leap into a taxi → sauter dans un taxi

(FINANCE) [stocks, shares] → faire un bond
The shares leapt 10p to 98p → Les actions ont fait un bond de 10 pence pour atteindre 98 pence.

[flames] → s'élancer
Huge flames leapt into the air → D'immenses flammes s'élançaient dans les airs.

my heart leapt (with joy) → mon cœur s'emplit de joie; (with fear) → mon cœur se serra
His heart leapt at the thought of seeing her → Son cœur s'emplit de joie à la pensée de la voir.

n

(= jump) → bond m, saut m
a leap in the dark → un saut dans l'inconnu
in leaps and bounds, by leaps and bounds → à pas de géant
He's improved in leaps and bounds this season → Il a progressé à pas de géant cette saison.

(= increase) (in productivity) → bond m en avant
a leap in productivity → un bond en avant de la productivité
He blamed the leap in prices for their problems → Il a mis leurs problèmes au compte de la flambée des prix.

leap at

vt fus
to leap at an offer → sauter sur une offre
to leap at the chance → sauter sur l'occasion
A teaching post became vacant and he leapt at the chance → Un poste d'enseignant se libéra et il sauta sur l'occasion.

leap up

vi

[person] (= jump upwards) → sauter d'un bond (= get up quickly) → se lever d'un bond
He leapt up onto the table → Il sauta d'un bond sur la table.
He leapt up from his desk → Il se leva de son bureau d'un bond.

[prices] → flamber
to leap up by 10% → bondir de 10%

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leap vb: pret, ptp <leapt (esp Brit) or leaped>

n → Sprung m, → Satz m (inf); (fig: in profits, unemployment etc) → sprunghafter Anstieg; in one leap → mit einem Satz; to take a leap → einen Satz machen; a great leap forward (fig) → ein großer Sprung nach vorn; a leap into the unknown, a leap in the dark (fig) → ein Sprung ins Ungewisse; a leap of imagination is needed → man braucht viel Fantasie or Phantasie; by or in leaps and bounds (fig) → sprunghaft

vt → springen or setzen über (+acc); he leapt the horse across the ditch → er ließ das Pferd über den Graben springen

vi → springen; my heart leaped (with joy) → mein Herz hüpfte vor Freude (geh), → mein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung; to leap about → herumspringen; to leap for joy → vor Freude hüpfen, Freudensprünge machen; try to leap over to the other side → versuch mal, auf die andere Seite zu springen; to leap to one’s feet → aufspringen; he leapt to her assistance → er sprang ihr zu Hilfe; the shares leapt by 21p → die Aktien stiegen mit einem Sprung um 21 Pence ? also look

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leap [liːp] (leaped or leapt (vb: pp, pt))

1. vi → saltare, balzare
he leapt into/out of the train → saltò sul/giù dal treno
to leap to one's feet → scattare in piedi
to leap about → saltellare qua e là
to leap out → saltare fuori
to leap out at sb → saltare addosso a qn
to leap over sth → saltare qc con un balzo
my heart leapt → ho avuto un tuffo al cuore
to leap at an offer → afferrare al volo una proposta

2. vt (fence, ditch) → saltare

3. n → salto, balzo
a leap in the dark (fig) → un salto nel buio
by leaps and bounds → a passi da gigante

leap up vi + adv (person) → balzare in piedi; (flames) → divampare

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leap

v leap [liːp]

1 to jump He leapt into the boat. spring يَقْفِز скачам skočit springe; hoppe springen πηδώ saltar, brincar hüppama پریدن hypätä sauter לִקפוֹץ उछलना skakati ugrik melompat stökkva saltare 跳ぶ (껑충) 뛰다 šokti lēkt; lēkāt melompat springen springe, hoppe skoczyć saltar a sări прыгать skočiť skočiti skočiti hoppa กระโดด atlamak, sıçramak, zıplamak 跳 стрибати, скакати اچھلنا nhảy 跳

2 to jump over The dog leapt the wall. oorspring يَقْفِز فوق прескачам přeskočit springe; hoppe springen über υπερπηδώ saltar üle hüppama پریدن از روی hypätä yli sauter par-dessus לְדַלֵג छलांग लगाना preskočiti átugrik melompati stökkva yfir saltare 跳び越える 뛰어넘다 peršokti pārlēkt melompat springen over hoppe over przeskoczyć saltar a sări peste перепрыгивать preskočiť preskočiti preskočiti hoppa över กระโดดข้าม üstünden atlamak 躍過 перестрибувати چھلانگ لگانا nhảy qua 跃过

3 to rush eagerly She leaped into his arms. spring يَنْدَفِع بِشَوْق، يَقْفِزُ فَرَحاً скачам skočit springe sich stürzen ορμώ tirarse tormama دویدن kiiruhtaa sauter לִקפוֹץ अचानक बढ़ना दाम आदि skočiti szökell menghambur stökkva á, hlaupa í faðminn á lanciarsi 飛ぶように行く 달려들다 pulti steigties/mesties (kaut ko darīt) menerpa zich werpen kaste seg (i armene på) skoczyć atirar-se a sări (în) подскочить от радости skočiť planiti poleteti rusa โผ atılmak 猛然行動 стрибнути لپک کر بڑھنا lao vào 猛然行动

n

an act of leaping The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps. hale قَفْزَه، وَثْبَه скок skok spring der Sprung πήδημα, άλμα salto, brinco hüpe پرش hyppy bond זִינוּק छलांग, उछाल skok ugrás stökk salto, balzo 跳躍 도약, 뛰기 šuolis lēciens lompatan sprong sprang skok, sus salto săritură прыжок skok skok skok hopp, språng การกระโดด atlama, sıçrama, zıplama 跳躍 стрибок چھلانگ cú nhảy mạnh 跳跃

n leap-frog

a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands. hasieoor لُعْبَة التَّقافُز فوق بَعْض прескочи кобила skákání přes ohnutá záda druhého springe buk das Bockspringen βαρελάκια (ομαδικό παιχνίδι) pídola sikuhüppemäng جفتک چهارکش بازی کردن pukkihyppy saute-mouton קְפִיצַת חֲמוֹר मेंढ़क कूद prekakivanje raznoškom preko nečijih leđa bakugrás lompat katak höfrungahlaup (cavallina) 馬跳び (게임) 개구리 뜀 avinas kukuriņi lompat katak haasje-over det å hoppe bukk skok przez plecy salto ao eixo (jocul) de-a capra чехарда preskakovačka skok čez upognjen hrbet igra trule kobile hoppa bock เกมกระโดดกบ birdirbir (oyunu) 跳背遊戲 довга лоза ایک قسم کا کھیل trò chơi nhảy cừu 跳背游戏

leap year

every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc. skrikkeljaar سَنَة كبيس високосна година přestupný rok skudår das Schaltjahr δίσεκτο έτος año bisiesto liigaasta سال کبیسه karkausvuosi année bissextile שָׁנָה מְעוּבֶּרֶת अधिक वर्ष, चार वर्ष में एक बार पड़ने वाला वर्ष जिसमें 366 दिन होते हैं prijestupna godina szökőév tahun kabisat hlaupár anno bisestile うるう年 윤년 keliamieji metai garais gads tahun lompat schrikkeljaar skuddår rok przestępny ano bissexto an bisect високосный год priestupný rok prestopno leto prestupna godina skottår ทุก ๆ 4 ปี artık yıl 閏年 високосний рік وہ سال جس میں 366 دن ہوتے ہیں اور فروری کے ماہ میں 29 دن ہوتے ہیں năm nhuận 闰年

by leaps and bounds

extremely rapidly and successfully improving by leaps and bounds. hand oor hand بِسُرْعَةٍ فائِقَه много бързо mílovými kroky med stormskridt sprunghaft αλματωδώς a pasos agigantados suurte sammudega با سرعت زیاد suurin harppauksin à pas de géant בִּמהִירוּת רַבָּה बड़ी तेज़ी से, वेगपूर्वक, दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी गति से vrlo brzo rohamosan cepat mjög hratt, í stökkum a passi da gigante とんとん拍子に 착착, 순조롭게 nepaprastai sparčiai ļoti ātri/strauji dengan pesatnya met grote sprongen med kjempeskritt szybko a passos largos cu paşi mari; foarte rapid семимильными шагами míľovými krokmi, prudko skokovito naglo med stormsteg เปลี่ยนไปในทางที่ประสบความสำเร็จ büyük hızla 極迅速地 семимильними кроками بہت تیزی اور کامیابی سے rất nhanh 极迅速地

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leap → يَثِب skočit springe springen αναπηδώ saltar hypähtää bondir skočiti saltare 跳ねる 뛰다 springen hoppe przeskoczyć saltar прыгать språng กระโดด sıçramak nhảy 跳