leap

li:p 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb

1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) springe, hoppe

2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) hoppe over

3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) kaste seg (i armene på)

2. noun

(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) sprang

- leap-frog

- leap year
- by leaps and bounds

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sprang

I

subst. \/liːp\/

1) hopp, sprang, skritt

2) (overført) brå overgang, rask forflytning

3) (fiske) trapp, fisketrapp, laksetrapp

a leap forward et skritt fremover

a leap in the dark et sprang ut i det ukjente, et vågestykke

by\/in leaps and bounds med stormskritt

II

verb (leapt - leapt eller leaped - leaped) \/liːp\/

1) hoppe, springe

• her heart leapt with joy

hennes hjerte hoppet av glede

• it leaps to the eye(s)

det springer en i øynene

2) hoppe over, sette over

• leap a wall

hoppe over en vegg

3) la hoppe

• the rider leapt the horse over a fence

rytteren lot hesten hoppe over et gjerde

4) (zoologi) bedekke

5) (om pris eller tall) øke dramatisk

• the sales leapt by a third this month

leap at (overført) hoppe på, hive seg på

• he leapt at the opportunity

han hev seg på da han fikk sjansen

leap at flies (om fisk) vake, hoppe etter fluer

leap into fame bli plutselig berømt

leap to the eye (ofte om noe skriftlig) slå imot en, lyse imot en

leap up slå opp

• flames were leaping up