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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.

Idioms beginning with leap:
leap in the dark
leap of faith

See also by leaps and bounds; look before you leap; quantum leap. Also see under jump.

v, n

Definition: jump
Antonyms: fall, plummet

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

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

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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