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Dictionary: leap   (lēp) pronunciation
 

v., leaped or leapt (lĕpt, lēpt), leap·ing, leaps.

v.intr.
  1. To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump: leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.
    1. To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions.
    2. To act impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel.
v.tr.
  1. To jump over: couldn't leap the brook.
  2. To cause to leap: leap a horse over a hurdle.
n.
    1. The act of leaping; a jump.
    2. A place jumped over or from.
    3. The distance cleared in a leap.
  1. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches.
idioms:

by leaps and bounds

  1. Very quickly: growing by leaps and bounds.
leap in the dark
  1. An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.
leap of faith
  1. The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.

[Middle English lepen, from Old English hlēapan.]

leaper leap'er n.
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verb

  1. To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet: hurdle, jump, spring, vault2. See move/halt, rise/fall.
  2. To move in a lively way: bounce, bound1, jump, spring. See move/halt.

noun

  1. The act of jumping: jump, spring, vault2. See move/halt, rise/fall.
  2. A sudden lively movement: bounce, bound1, jump, spring. See move/halt.

 
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v, n

Definition: jump
Antonyms: fall, plummet


 
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the movement of a single musical line by more than a second at a time.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; An abrupt transition.

pronunciation All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. — Henry Miller

 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - springe, hoppe
v. tr. - springe over, lade springe
n. - spring, fisketrappe

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    tage et spring ud i det uvisse, indlade sig på noget med lukkede øjne
  • a leap into the unknown    tage et spring ud i det uvisse, indlade sig på noget med lukkede øjne
  • by leaps and bounds    udvikling med kæmpeskridt
  • in leaps and bounds    med stormskridt
  • leap at the chance    gribe chancen
  • leap at the opportunity    gribe chancen
  • leap of faith    tage et stort skridt i håbet om at det vil gå godt
  • leap to conclusions    drage forhastede slutninger, løbe med en halv vind
  • leap year    skudår

Nederlands (Dutch)
springen, plotseling stijgen (prijzen/koers), sprong, spronglengte, copulatie, plaats waarover/-vanaf gesprongen wordt

Français (French)
v. intr. - sauter, (fig) bondir (de), grimper (de) (la Bourse)
v. tr. - franchir (qch) d'un bond, sauter, faire sauter (un cheval) (au-dessus de)
n. - saut, bond, (Sport) saut, (fig) bond en avant, bond (de la demande)

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    un saut dans l'inconnu
  • a leap into the unknown    un saut dans l'inconnu
  • by leaps and bounds    à pas de géant
  • in leaps and bounds    à pas de géant, (avancer) à pas de géants
  • leap at the chance    sauter sur l'occasion
  • leap at the opportunity    saisir sur l'occasion au vol
  • leap of faith    croire sur la foi de (qn)
  • leap to conclusions    tirer des conclusions hâtives
  • leap year    année bissextile

Deutsch (German)
v. - springen, hüpfen
n. - Sprung

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    Sprung ins Ungewisse
  • a leap into the unknown    Sprung ins Ungewisse
  • by leaps and bounds    mit Riesenschritten
  • in leaps and bounds    mit Riesenschritten
  • leap at the chance    die Chance ergreifen
  • leap at the opportunity    die Chance ergreifen
  • leap of faith    bewußte Entscheidung, etwas zu akzeptieren od. glauben
  • leap to conclusions    voreilig folgern
  • leap year    Schaltjahr

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πηδώ, αναπηδώ (κν. σαλτάρω), σκιρτώ
n. - άλμα, πήδος (κν. σάλτο), (μτφ.) απότομο άλμα ή αύξηση

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    κουτουράδα, ενέργεια με απρόβλεπτο αποτέλεσμα
  • a leap into the unknown    άλμα στο άγνωστο
  • by leaps and bounds    αλματωδώς
  • in leaps and bounds    αλματωδώς
  • leap at the chance    σπεύδω να αρπάξω την ευκαιρία
  • leap at the opportunity    σπεύδω να αρπάξω την ευκαιρία
  • leap of faith    μεγάλη πίστη σε κάτι
  • leap to conclusions    σπεύδω να βγάλω συμπεράσματα
  • leap year    δίσεκτο έτος

Italiano (Italian)
saltare, salto

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    un salto nel buio
  • a leap into the unknown    un salto nell'ignoto
  • in/by leaps and bounds    rapidamente
  • leap at the chance/opportunity    afferrare l'occasione
  • leap of faith    aumento di fede
  • leap year    anno bisestile

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saltar
n. - salto (m)

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    um tiro no escuro
  • a leap into the unknown    um salto (m) rumo ao desconhecido
  • in/by leaps and bounds    aos trancos e barrancos (fig.), rapidamente
  • leap at the chance/opportunity    aproveitar a oportunidade com avidez
  • leap of faith    lampejo de fé
  • leap year    ano (m) bissexto

Русский (Russian)
прыгать, перескакивать, внезапно возникать, забиться (о сердце), прыжок, препятствие, небольшой водопад

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    шаг в неизвестность
  • a leap into the unknown    рискованный шаг
  • in/by leaps and bounds    семимильными шагами
  • leap at the chance/opportunity    ухватиться за возможность
  • leap of faith    нечто невероятное, но тем не менее возможное
  • leap year    високосный год

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - saltar, brincar, dar un salto, brotar, salir con ímpetu, latir fuertemente
v. tr. - salvar de un salto, hacer saltar, cubrir
n. - salto, brinco, obstáculo, paso
adj. - de salto, bisiesto, intercalar

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    un salto en el vacío, un salto a ciegas
  • a leap into the unknown    un paso a lo desconocido
  • by leaps and bounds    a pasos agigantados, a saltos
  • in leaps and bounds    a pasos agigantados, a saltos
  • leap at the chance    aprovechar la ocasión, no dejar pasar la oportunidad
  • leap at the opportunity    aprovechar la ocasión, no dejar pasar la oportunidad
  • leap of faith    comenzar a confiar en algo o en alguien, obrar según un presentimiento
  • leap to conclusions    sacar conclusiones precipitadas
  • leap year    año bisiesto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hoppa, hoppa över, låta hoppa
n. - språng, plötslig övergång, hinder, (fisk)trappa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
跳跃, 猛冲, 跃过, 使跃过, 急变, 剧增

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    冒险的行动
  • a leap into the unknown    冒险的行动
  • by leaps and bounds    飞跃地
  • in leaps and bounds    非常迅速地
  • leap at the chance    抓住机会
  • leap at the opportunity    抓住机会
  • leap of faith    一百八十度转变, 改弦更张
  • leap to conclusions    过早下结论
  • leap year    闰年

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 跳躍, 猛衝
v. tr. - 躍過, 使躍過
n. - 跳躍, 急變, 劇增

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    冒險的行動
  • a leap into the unknown    冒險的行動
  • by leaps and bounds    飛躍地
  • in leaps and bounds    非常迅速地
  • leap at the chance    抓住機會
  • leap at the opportunity    抓住機會
  • leap of faith    一百八十度轉變, 改弦更張
  • leap to conclusions    過早下結論
  • leap year    閏年

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 뛰다, 날쌔게 움직이다, 설레이다, 급히 되다
v. tr. - 뛰어넘다, 건너다, 교미하다
n. - 뛰기, 도약, 뛰어 넘어야 할 것, 급격한 변화, 교미

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    저돌적인 행동 , 폭거
  • a leap into the unknown    미궁
  • by leaps and bounds    급속히 , 순조롭게 척척
  • in leaps and bounds    순조롭게

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 跳ねる, 跳ぶ, 跳び越える, なる, 急に行う, 跳び越えさせる, 躍る
n. - 跳ぶこと, 跳躍, 飛躍, 一跳びの距離

idioms:

  • a leap in the dark    向こう見ずな行動, 暴挙
  • a leap into the unknown    未知の世界に向かっての飛躍
  • in/by leaps and bounds    とんとん拍子に
  • leap at the chance/opportunity    チャンスに飛びつく
  • leap of faith    キリスト教の眼点に飛びつく
  • leap year    うるう年

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثب, يقفز, يتخطى شيئا بوثبه, يحمله على الوثوب (الاسم) وثبه, انتقال مفاجئ, الموقع الموثوب من فوقه المسافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קפץ, דילג‬
v. tr. - ‮הקפיץ‬
n. - ‮ניתור, דילוג, קפיצה‬


 
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