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lope

 
(lōp) pronunciation
intr.v., loped, lop·ing, lopes.
To run or ride with a steady, easy gait.

n.
A steady, easy gait.

[Middle English lopen, to leap, from Old Norse hlaupa.]

loper lop'er n.

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verb

    To move with a steady easy gait faster than a walk but slower than a run: jog, trot. See move/halt.

noun

    A person's steady easy gait that is faster than a walk but slower than a run: jog, trot. See move/halt.

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IN BRIEF: Move along with long strides.

pronunciation They made their horses lope so they could arrive back at the ranch by dark.

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A gait in a horse which is faster than a running walk; a relaxed, uncollected, slow canter.

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  • Gaits - lope: move in a long, easy, bounding gait


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - løbe med lange fjedrende skridt, galoppere
n. - galop

Nederlands (Dutch)
lange veerkrachtige stap, schrijden, (laten) draven/springen

Français (French)
v. intr. - marcher à grandes enjambées
n. - foulée, enjambée

Deutsch (German)
v. - springen, leichtschrittig gehen
n. - langer, schwungvoller Schritt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλπάζω
n. - άνετο βήμα

Italiano (Italian)
balzo, passo lungo, balzare, camminare a gran passi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - trotar
n. - trote (m)

Русский (Russian)
идти размашистым шагом, прыгать, размашистый шаг, бег вприпрыжку

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar con paso largo, andar muy de prisa
n. - paso largo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå med långa kliv, (om djur) skutta
n. - långt kliv, långt skutt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迈着大步走, 大步慢跑, 跳跃着奔跑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 邁著大步走, 大步慢跑, 跳躍著奔跑
n. - 大步慢跑

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 뛰면서 가다, 성큼성큼 걷다, 천천히 달리다
n. - 느긋하고 보폭이 큰 구보

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大またで走る
n. - 大またの駆け足

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتبختر, يقفز (الاسم) التبختر, القفز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דהרה‬
n. - ‮דהר (בצעדים ארוכים)‬


 
 
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