saltaban in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for saltaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.saltar VB intr

1.1. saltar:

saltar (brincar)

to jump

saltar (más alto, más lejos)

to leap

saltar a la cuerda o Spain a la comba o Chil al cordel

to jump rope Am

saltar a la cuerda o Spain a la comba o Chil al cordel

to skip Brit

saltaban de (la) alegría

they were jumping for joy

tuve que saltar por encima de las cajas

I had to jump over the boxes

saltó de la silla

he leapt o jumped up out of his chair

los cachorros saltaban juguetones a su alrededor

the puppies romped playfully around her

miraba saltar las truchas en el río

he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con o en una pierna

to hop

están dispuestos a saltar por encima de todo para conseguirlo

they're prepared to go to any lengths o they'll stop at nothing to get it

1.2. saltar (en atletismo):

saltar

to jump

saltó casi seis metros

he jumped nearly six meters

para clasificarse tendrá que saltar 1, 85m

to qualify he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

1.3. saltar:

saltar pelota:

to bounce

saltar párpado:

to twitch

1.4. saltar (lanzarse):

saltar

to jump

saltó del tren en marcha

she jumped from the moving train

saltar en paracaídas

to parachute

saltó desde una ventana/desde un tercer piso

he jumped from a window/the third floor

al saltar a tierra se hizo daño

she hurt herself jumping to the ground

echó una carrera y saltó al otro lado del río

he took a run and jumped o leapt over the river

¿sabes saltar del trampolín?

can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío

he leapt into space

saltar sobre alg./algo

to jump on sb/sth

dos individuos saltaron sobre él y le robaron la cartera

two people jumped on him and stole his wallet

la pantera saltó sobre su presa

the panther jumped o leapt o sprang on its prey

2.1. saltar (aparecer) (saltar a algo):

ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego

the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales

is now on release at commercial theaters Am

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales

is now on release at commercial cinemas Brit

cuatro nombres saltan de inmediato a la memoria

four names immediately spring to mind

salta a la vista que están descontentos

it's patently obvious o quite clear that they're unhappy

la noticia saltó a la primera página de los periódicos

the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

2.2. saltar (pasar):

saltar de algo a algo

to jump from sth to sth

el disco ha saltado del cuarto al primer puesto

the record has jumped from number four to number one

saltaba de una idea a otra

she was jumping about o skipping from one idea to the next

3.1. saltar:

saltar botón:

to come off

saltar botón:

to pop off

saltar chispas:

to fly

saltar aceite:

to spit

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo

he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

agitó la botella y el corcho saltó

he shook the bottle and the cork popped out

han saltado los plomos o fusibles o CSur tapones

the fuses have blown

hacer saltar la banca

to break the bank

3.2. saltar (romperse):

saltar vaso/cristal:

to shatter

se cayó y saltó en mil pedazos

it fell and shattered into a thousand pieces

3.3. saltar (estallar):

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires

the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita

they blew up the building with dynamite

4.1. saltar inf (enojarse):

saltar

to lose one's temper

saltar

to get angry

salta por nada

he loses his temper o gets angry for no reason

4.2. saltar inf (decir, soltar):

saltar

to retort

—eso no es verdad —saltó Julián

that's not true, Julián retorted

(saltar con algo) saltó con una serie de insultos

he came out with o let fly with a stream of insults

¿y ahora saltas con que no te interesa?

and now you suddenly say that you're not interested?

estar a la que salta inf este siempre está a la que salta (alerta a las oportunidades)

he never misses a trick inf

estar a la que salta este siempre está a la que salta (listo a criticar)

he never misses an opportunity o a chance to criticize

5. saltar inf (perder un empleo):

saltar

to get the shove inf

saltar

to get the chop inf

II.saltar VB trans

1.1. saltar obstáculo/valla/zanja:

saltar

to jump

saltar

to jump over

saltar (apoyándose)

to vault

saltar (apoyándose)

to vault over

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla por segunda vez

the horse refused the fence for the second time

no se puede saltar la ficha del contrario

you are not allowed to jump over your opponent's piece

1.2. saltar (omitir):

saltar pregunta/página

to skip

saltar pregunta/página

to miss out

saltar publicidad

skip advertising

me saltó al pasar lista

he missed me out when he was taking the register

2. saltar CSur FOOD (saltear, freír):

saltar

to sauté

saltar

to lightly fry

3. saltar Chil diente/loza:

saltar

to chip

III.saltarse VB vpr

1.1. saltarse (omitir):

saltarse línea/palabra/página

to skip

no es bueno saltarse así una comida

it's not good to miss o skip a meal like that

1.2. saltarse:

saltarse semáforo/stop

to jump

saltarse leyes

to bypass

saltarse leyes

to circumvent

2. saltarse:

saltarse botón:

to come off

saltarse botón:

to pop off

saltarse pintura:

to chip

se le ha saltado el esmalte

the varnish has chipped

se le saltaron las lágrimas

tears sprang to her eyes

se le saltaron las lágrimas

her eyes filled with tears

See also torera

torera N f

torera

bolero (worn by bullfighters)

saltarse algo a la torera inf

to flout o disregard sth

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saltar al cordel GAMES

to skip rope Am

saltar al cordel GAMES

to jump rope Am

saltar al cordel GAMES

to skip Brit

saltar a la palestra

to come to the fore

saltar a la palestra

to hit the headlines

Translations for saltaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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they were champing with impatience

saltaban de impaciencia

jump rope

cuerda f de saltar

jump rope

reata f de saltar Mex

jump rope

lazo m de saltar Col

jump rope

cordel m de saltar Chil

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la cuerda

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la comba Spain

to play (at) jump rope

saltar (al) lazo Col

to play (at) jump rope

saltar al cordel Chil

eject

saltar

to poise oneself, she poised herself to jump

se colocó en disposición de saltar

to poise oneself, she poised herself to jump

se preparó para saltar

you can clear the ditch if you run at it

puedes saltar la zanja si tomas carrera

you can clear the ditch if you run at it

puedes saltar la zanja si tomas carrerilla Spain

pole-vault

saltar con garrocha

pole-vault

saltar con pértiga Spain

vault

saltar (apoyándose en algo)

vault

saltar

saltaban in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saltaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.saltar [sal·ˈtar] VB intr

1. saltar:

saltar (botar)

to jump

saltar (chispas)

to fly up

saltar por los aires

to blow up

saltar por los aires fig

to get furious

saltar de alegría

to jump for joy

saltar a la cuerda

to skip

saltar en pedazos

to break into pieces

los jugadores saltaron al terreno de juego

the players ran out onto the field

2. saltar (lanzarse):

saltar

to jump

saltar al agua

to jump into the water

saltar con paracaídas

to make a parachute jump

3. saltar:

saltar (explotar)

to explode

saltar (costura)

to burst

saltar (los plomos)

to blow

4. saltar:

saltar (trabajo)

to be promoted rapidly

saltar (ser destituido)

to be kicked out

5. saltar (desprenderse):

saltar

to come off

Phrases:

estar a la que salta

to look out for an opportunity

II.saltar [sal·ˈtar] VB trans

1. saltar (movimiento):

saltar

to jump (over)

2. saltar (animal):

saltar

to cover

III.saltar [sal·ˈtar] VB refl saltarse

1. saltar (ley, norma):

saltar

to break

2. saltar (línea, párrafo):

saltar

to miss out

saltar

to skip

3. saltar (desprenderse):

saltar

to come off

se me saltó un botón

one of my buttons came off

se me saltaron las lágrimas

my eyes filled with tears

Translations for saltaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

leap out

saltar

vault

saltar

hop around

saltar

to hop around from one subject to another

saltar de un tema a otro

hurdle

saltar vallas [o obstáculos]

hurdle

saltar

spring back

saltar para atrás

to jump for joy

saltar de alegría

burst out

saltar

leap

saltar

to leap forward

saltar hacia adelante

to leap with joy

saltar de alegría

to leap to sb's defense

saltar en defensa de alguien

leap

saltar

to play a game of leapfrog

jugar a saltar al potro

to play a game of leapfrog

saltar el burro Mex