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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. leap [Brit liːp, Am lip] N

1. leap lit (gen):

leap: saut m

leap: bond m

leap SPORTS: saut m

to take a leap: sauter, faire un saut

in or at one leap: d'un bond

2. leap (big step):

leap fig: bond m (en avant)

a great leap forward in sth: un grand bond en avant en qc

to make the leap from journalist to novelist: faire le saut du journalisme au roman

it requires a leap of the imagination: cela réclame un grand effort d'imagination

‘a giant leap for mankind’: ‘un pas de géant pour l'humanité’

3. leap (in price, demand):

leap: bond m (in dans)

II. leap <pret, pp leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB trans

1. leap (jump over):

leap hedge, chasm: franchir [qc] d'un bond

2. leap person:

to leap three metres: sauter trois mètres

3. leap rider horse:

leap: faire sauter (over au dessus de)

III. leap <pret, pp leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [Brit liːp, Am lip] VB intr

1. leap person, animal:

leap: bondir, sauter

to leap out of the bath/to the phone: bondir or sauter hors de son bain/sur le téléphone

to leap to one's feet: se lever d'un bond

to leap across or over sth: franchir qc d'un bond

to leap out of bed: sauter du lit

to leap to safety: sauter pour sauver sa vie

to leap up the stairs: monter l'escalier quatre à quatre

to leap to sb's defence fig: bondir au secours de qn

2. leap fig heart:

leap: bondir (with de)

her mind leaped back to her childhood: son enfance lui est revenue brutalement à l'esprit

the narrative leaps forward to 1950: le récit saute à 1950

the words leaped off the page at him: les mots lui ont sauté aux yeux

3. leap price, profit, charge, stock market:

leap: grimper (by de)

IV. leap [Brit liːp, Am lip]

look before you leap prov: il faut réfléchir avant d'agir

to come on in leaps and bounds: faire des progrès à pas de géant

leap around VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -], leap about VB

leap around: sautiller

quantum leap N PHYS

quantum leap: saut m quantique

quantum leap fig: bond m prodigieux

leap up VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -]

1. leap up (jump to one's feet):

leap up: bondir sur ses pieds

to leap up at sb dog:: bondir sur qn

2. leap up (rise):

leap up price, rate:: grimper

I. leap out VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] lit (leap out at [sb])

1. leap out passer-by:

leap out: surgir en bondissant sur

2. leap out (be obvious) fig:

leap out reader, onlooker: sauter aux yeux de

I. leap at VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] fig (leap at [sth])

leap at chance, offer:

leap at: bondir sur

leap in VB [Brit liːp -, Am lip -] (with answer, retort)

leap in fig: se lancer

leap year N

leap year: année f bissextile

French

English

bondissement: leap, bound

année bissextile: leap year, bissextile year

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VB intr

leap: sauter

to leap over sb/sth: sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy: sauter de joie

II. leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VB trans

leap: sauter par-dessus

leap horse: faire sauter

III. leap [li:p] N

leap a. fig:

leap: bond m

to take a leap: se jeter

Phrases:

to do sth by leaps and bounds: faire qc rapidement

a leap in the dark: un pas dans l'inconnu

leap out VB intr

leap out: sauter à l'œil

leap at VB trans a. fig

to leap at sb/sth: se jeter sur qn/qc

leap up VB intr

1. leap up (jump up):

leap up: sauter en l'air

2. leap up (rise quickly):

leap up: faire un bond en avant

quantum leap N fig

quantum leap: pas m de géant

leap year N

leap year: année f bissextile

French

English

gambade: leap

faire des gambades: to leap about

année bissextile: leap year

gambader: to leap

bond d'une personne, d'un animal: leap

bond en avant: leap forward

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. leap <leaped, leaped [or leapt, leapt]> [lip] VB intr

leap: sauter

to leap over sb/sth: sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy: sauter de joie

II. leap <leaped, leaped [or leapt, leapt]> [lip] VB trans

leap: sauter par-dessus

leap horse: faire sauter

III. leap [lip] N

leap a. fig:

leap: bond m

to take a leap: bondir

to take a leap fig: faire un bond

Phrases:

to do sth by leaps and bounds: faire qc rapidement

a leap in the dark: un pas dans l'inconnu

leap out VB intr

leap out: sauter à l'œil

leap up VB intr

1. leap up (jump up):

leap up: sauter en l'air

2. leap up (rise quickly):

leap up: faire un bond en avant

leap year N

leap year: année f bissextile

leap at VB trans a. fig

to leap at sb/sth: se jeter sur qn/qc

quantum leap N fig

quantum leap: pas m de géant

French

English

gambade: leap

année bissextile: leap year

gambader: to leap

bond d'une personne, d'un animal: leap

bond en avant: leap forward

Present
I	leap
you	leap
he/she/it	leaps
we	leap
you	leap
they	leap

Past
I	leaped / a. leapt
you	leaped / a. leapt
he/she/it	leaped / a. leapt
we	leaped / a. leapt
you	leaped / a. leapt
they	leaped / a. leapt

Present Perfect
I	have	leaped / a. leapt
you	have	leaped / a. leapt
he/she/it	has	leaped / a. leapt
we	have	leaped / a. leapt
you	have	leaped / a. leapt
they	have	leaped / a. leapt

Past Perfect
I	had	leaped / a. leapt
you	had	leaped / a. leapt
he/she/it	had	leaped / a. leapt
we	had	leaped / a. leapt
you	had	leaped / a. leapt
they	had	leaped / a. leapt

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leap over sb/sth: sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy: sauter de joie

to take a leap: se jeter

a leap in the dark: un pas dans l'inconnu

a leap in the dark: un saut dans l'inconnu

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