quantum leap in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for quantum leap in the English»Italian Dictionary

quantum leap [Brit] N PHYS

quantum leap

salto m quantico

quantum leap fig

grande progresso m

quantum leap fig

prodigioso balzo m in avanti

Translations for quantum leap in the Italian»English Dictionary

salto quantico PHYS

quantum leap

salto quantico

quantum leap

Translations for quantum leap in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

quantum

quanto m

quantum before n mechanics, optics, statistics

quantistico

quantum number

quantico

I.leap [Brit liːp, Am lip] N

1. leap:

leap

salto m

leap

balzo m

leap SPORTS

salto m

to take a leap

fare un salto or saltare

in or at one leap

con un salto or in un solo balzo

2. leap (big step):

leap fig

passo m (in avanti)

a great leap forward in sth

un grande balzo in avanti in qc

to make the leap from journalist to novelist

fare il salto dal giornalismo alla narrativa

it requires a leap of the imagination

richiede uno sforzo d'immaginazione

“a giant leap for mankind”

“un grande passo or passo da gigante per l'umanità”

3. leap (in price, demand):

leap

aumento m improvviso (in di)

II.leap <pt/pp leapt, leaped> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB trans

1. leap (jump over):

leap hedge, chasm

saltare, superare con un salto

2. leap:

to leap three metres person:

saltare tre metri

3. leap rider horse:

leap

fare saltare (over su)

III.leap <pt/pp leapt, leaped> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB intr

1. leap person, animal:

leap

saltare, balzare

to leap out of the bath, of bed

saltare or schizzare fuori dalla vasca, dal letto

to leap to the phone

precipitarsi (a rispondere) al telefono

to leap to one's feet

saltare or balzare in piedi

to leap across or over sth

saltare qc or superare qc con un salto

to leap to safety

mettersi al sicuro con un balzo

to leap up the stairs

salire or fare le scale a balzi

to leap to sb's defence fig

accorrere in difesa di qn

2. leap fig heart:

leap

balzare, fare un salto (with di, per)

her mind leaped back to her childhood

ritornò col pensiero indietro ai giorni della sua infanzia

the narrative leaps forward to 1950

la narrazione fa un salto in avanti fino al 1950

the words leaped off the page at him

le parole gli saltarono agli occhi

3. leap price, profit, charge, stock market:

leap

balzare, aumentare improvvisamente (by di)

IV.leap [Brit liːp, Am lip]

to come on in leaps and bounds

procedere a passi da gigante or fare enormi progressi

look before you leap prov

rifletti prima di agire

quantum leap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quantum leap in the English»Italian Dictionary

quantum <quanta> [ˈkwɑ:n·t̬əm] N

1. quantum form (quantity):

quantum

quantità f (piccola) inv

2. quantum PHYS (unit of radiant energy):

quantum

quanto m

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

leap

saltare

to leap forward

fare un salto in avanti

to leap with joy

saltare dalla gioia

to leap to do sth

precipitarsi a fare qc

to leap to sb's defense

lanciarsi in difesa di qu

his heart leaped

ebbe un tuffo al cuore

to leap to mind

venire in mente

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

leap

saltare

III.leap [li:p] N

leap

salto m

to take a leap

fare un salto

Phrases:

by leaps and bounds

a passi da gigante

a leap in the dark

un salto nel buio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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