leap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for leap in the English»French Dictionary

I.leap [Brit liːp, Am lip] N

1. leap lit (gen):

leap

saut m

leap

bond m

leap SPORTS

saut m

to take a leap

sauter, faire un saut

in or at one leap

d'un bond

2. leap (big step):

leap fig

bond m (en avant)

a great leap forward in sth

un grand bond en avant en qc

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. leap (in price, demand):

leap

bond m (in dans)

II.leap <pret, pp leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB trans

1. leap (jump over):

leap hedge, chasm

franchir [qc] d'un bond

2. leap person:

to leap three metres

sauter trois mètres

3. leap rider horse:

leap

faire sauter (over au dessus de)

III.leap <pret, pp leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB intr

1. leap person, animal:

leap

bondir, sauter

to leap out of the bath/to the phone

bondir or sauter hors de son bain/sur le téléphone

to leap to one's feet

se lever d'un bond

to leap across or over sth

franchir qc 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. leap fig heart:

leap

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. leap price, profit, charge, stock market:

leap

grimper (by de)

IV.leap [Brit liːp, Am lip]

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 VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -], leap about VB

leap around

sautiller

quantum leap N PHYS

quantum leap

saut m quantique

quantum leap fig

bond m prodigieux

leap up VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -]

1. leap up (jump to one's feet):

leap up

bondir sur ses pieds

to leap up at sb dog:

bondir sur qn

2. leap up (rise):

leap up price, rate:

grimper

I.leap out VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] lit (leap out at [sb])

1. leap out passer-by:

leap out

surgir en bondissant sur

2. leap out (be obvious) fig:

leap out reader, onlooker

sauter aux yeux de

I.leap at VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] fig (leap at [sth])

leap at chance, offer:

leap at

bondir sur

leap in VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] (with answer, retort)

leap in fig

se lancer

leap year N

leap year

année f bissextile

Translations for leap in the French»English Dictionary

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bondissement

leap, bound

année bissextile

leap year, bissextile year

leap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leap in the English»French Dictionary

I.leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VB intr

leap

sauter

to leap over sb/sth

sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy

sauter de joie

II.leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VB trans

leap

sauter par-dessus

leap horse

faire sauter

III.leap [li:p] N

leap a. fig:

leap

bond m

to take a leap

se jeter

Phrases:

to do sth by leaps and bounds

faire qc rapidement

a leap in the dark

un pas dans l'inconnu

leap out VB intr

leap out

sauter à l'œil

leap at VB trans a. fig

to leap at sb/sth

se jeter sur qn/qc

leap up VB intr

1. leap up (jump up):

leap up

sauter en l'air

2. leap up (rise quickly):

leap up

faire un bond en avant

quantum leap N fig

quantum leap

pas m de géant

leap year N

leap year

année f bissextile

Translations for leap in the French»English Dictionary

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gambade

leap

faire des gambades

to leap about

année bissextile

leap year

gambader

to leap

bond d'une personne, d'un animal

leap

bond en avant

leap forward

leap Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leap over sb/sth

sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy

sauter de joie

to take a leap

se jeter

a leap in the dark

un pas dans l'inconnu

a leap in the dark

un saut dans l'inconnu

look before you leap prov

il ne faut pas sauter les yeux fermés

to leap at sb/sth

se jeter sur qn/qc

to leap from one subject to another

sauter d'un sujet à l'autre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1794, after an earthquake, the numerous dead were buried in the less used leap year vault.

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They even have the ability to leap out of the water and glide in the air for long distances.

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The first is the cautionary requirement - parties are more likely to look before they leap when making a bargain than when making an off-the-cuff promise of a gift.

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He set school records in long jump, with a leap of 6.95 meters, and 200 meters, with a time of 21.76 seconds.

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Today fish leap in the limpid waters, birds nest on nesting islands and a flock of flamingos recently flew over the water body.

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During the chase they will wade through streams, leap over logs, and dash across roads to get to their prey.

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In the 20th century you can see a quantum leap in multinational cooperation compared to the 19th century.

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He can swim at high speeds, leap out of the water and strike with his bill.

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They are very adept at hopping and can leap up to 30 feet (9 m).

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Inside, the tear-off wall calendar contains 366 typefaces -- 2016 is a leap year! -- created by 223 designers from 32 different countries.

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