leap at in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for leap at in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for leap at in the English»French Dictionary

I.leap [Brit liːp, Am lip] N

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

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

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.length [Brit lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛn(t)θ, Am lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛnth] N

1. length (linear measurement):

2. length (duration):

See also full-length

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] N

II.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] ADV

1. once (one time):

IV.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] CONJ

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

leap at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leap at in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Just as several slugs leap at him, he flicks his lighter, and the house goes up in a fiery explosion.
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We like to go on that voyage with them, that journey of discovery and do they make that giant leap at the end?
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The common names suggest they are able to leap at an attacker, but this is likely exaggerated.
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There was a great leap at the time -- even though today it looks very old.
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Instead, they simply leap at each other, fangs outstretched.
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They don't leap at people from trees or anything like that.
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He tried to wrestle the aircraft under control before opting to leap at the last minute.
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My heart leap at the idea of having five days lolling about in a very nice hotel room with a circular bath.
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But she reasoned that the supposed fire she was jumping into had already given her a career leap at least.
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He was wise to leap at the opportunity on such a welcoming batting surface.
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