quantum leap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quantum leap in the English»French Dictionary

quantum leap N PHYS

quantum leap

saut m quantique

quantum leap fig

bond m prodigieux

Translations for quantum leap in the English»French Dictionary

quantum <pl quanta> [Brit ˈkwɒntəm, Am ˈkwɑn(t)əm] N

quantum

quantum m

quantum attr mechanics, number, optics, statistics

quantique

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

quantum leap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quantum leap in the English»French Dictionary

quantum leap N fig

quantum leap

pas m de géant

Translations for quantum leap in the English»French Dictionary

quantum <quanta> [ˈkwɒntəm, Am ˈkwɑ:nt̬əm] N PHYS

quantum

quantum m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is also known as atomic transition, quantum jump, or quantum leap.

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Modern day quantum mechanics is sometimes seen as violating the principle, with its idea of a quantum leap.

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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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This was a quantum leap from his early methods where one fully trained worker could do only 10 assays per week.

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Internally of course, it was a quantum leap ahead.

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Although changes of quantum state occur on the submicroscopic level, in popular discourse, the term quantum leap refers to a large increase.

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This project will represent a quantum leap in the history of the village and will bring back its old fame.

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He also noticed that, the tiny dimension of the silver droplets would enhance the image resolution of the iconoscope by a quantum leap.

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