♦ leap

♦ leap
♦ leap /li:p/
n.
1 salto; balzo
2 (fig.) sbalzo; aumento improvviso: a leap in prices, un aumento improvviso dei prezzi
3 (fig.) balzo; grande passo avanti; enorme progresso
4 salto d'acqua (in un fiume)
5 (zootecnia) monta (d'animali)
6 (mus.) intervallo
leap day, giorno intercalare; il 29 di febbraio □ (fig.) a leap in the dark, un salto nel buio □ (fig.) leap of faith, atto di fede □ leap year, anno bisestile □ leap-year day = leap day ► sopra □ by (o in) leaps and bounds, a passi da gigante.
(to) leap /li:p/
(pass. e p. p. leapt, leaped NOTA D'USO: --ed o -t?-)
A v. i.
saltare; far salti; balzare; fare un balzo; lanciarsi: to leap into the water, saltare in acqua; to leap for joy, saltare dalla gioia; to leap to one's feet, balzare in piedi; to leap on one's enemy, lanciarsi sul nemico
B v. t. (spesso to leap over)
1 saltare; superare d'un balzo: I couldn't leap (over) the wall, non riuscii a saltare il muretto
2 far saltare: to leap a horse over an obstacle, far saltare un ostacolo a un cavallo
3 (di animali) montare, coprire (una femmina)
to leap about, saltellare qua e là □ to leap at a chance, afferrare (o prendere) al volo un'occasione □ to leap from one subject to another, saltare di palo in frasca □ (di un'idea, ecc.) to leap into sb.'s mind, venire in mente a q. □ (fig.) to leap out at sb., balzare agli occhi di q. □ (fam.) to leap out of one's skin, fare un salto per lo spavento, prendersi uno spavento □ (prov.) Look before you leap, medita prima di agire!; non buttarti alla cieca!

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