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2 leap
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1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar, brincar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) tirarse
2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto, brinco- leap year
- by leaps and bounds
leap1 n1. salto2. subidaleap2 vb1. saltar2. subir muchotr[liːp]1 saltar, brincar■ those gaudy illustrations leap off the page at you esas ilustraciones chillonas saltan de la página1 salto, brinco2 figurative use salto■ these reforms are a leap forward for the country estas reformas significan un paso hacia adelante para el país\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa leap in the dark un salto en el vacíoby leaps and bounds a pasos agigantadosleap year año bisiestoleap n: salto m, brinco mn.• balotada s.f.adj.• bisiesto, -a adj.n.• brinco s.m.• salto s.m.• vuelo s.m.• zancada s.f.• zapateta s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaped) = brincar v.• saltar v.
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1. liːpthe dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello
he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco
my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia
to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo
to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento
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vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar
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a) ( jump) salto m, brinco mby leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados
b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca[liːp] (vb: pp, pt leaped or leapt)1. N1) (=jump)a) (lit) salto m ; (showing exuberance) salto m, brinco mb) (fig) salto m•
his heart gave a leap — le dio un vuelco el corazón•
it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to foresee what will happen — no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para prever lo que va a pasar•
she successfully made the leap into films — dio el salto con éxito al mundo del cine2) (=increase) subida fa 6% leap in profits — una subida de un 6% en las ganancias
2. VI1) (=jump)a) (lit) saltar; (exuberantly) brincar, saltar•
to leap about — dar saltos, brincarto leap about with excitement — dar saltos or brincar de emoción
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the dog leaped at the man, snarling — el perro saltó or se arrojó sobre el hombre gruñiendo•
he leapt down from his horse — se bajó del caballo de un salto•
he leapt from a moving train — saltó de un tren en marcha•
he leaped into the river — saltó or se tiró al río•
he leapt off/ onto the bus — bajó del/subió al autobús de un salto•
he suddenly leapt on top of me — de repente me saltó or se me tiró encima•
to leap out of a car — bajarse or saltar de un cocheshe leapt out of bed — se levantó de la cama de un salto, saltó de la cama
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to leap to one's feet — levantarse de un saltob) (fig)•
she leapt at the chance to play the part — no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel•
he leapt on my mistake — se lanzó sobre mi errorthe tabloids are quick to leap on such cases — la prensa amarilla está a la que salta con estos casos
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the headline leapt out at her — el titular le saltó a la vista•
he leapt to his brother's defence — enseguida saltó a defender a su hermano2) (=increase)3.VT [+ fence, ditch] saltar por encima de; [+ stream, river] cruzar de un salto4.CPD- leap up* * *
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1. [liːp]the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello
he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco
my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia
to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo
to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento
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vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar
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a) ( jump) salto m, brinco mby leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados
b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca -
3 skin
skin
1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) piel2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) piel, cáscara3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) película
2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) despellejar, desollar- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teeth
skin n pieltr[skɪn]1 (of person) piel nombre femenino; (of face) cutis nombre masculino, piel nombre femenino; (complexion) tez nombre femenino■ she has light/dark skin tiene la piel clara/morena4 (of sausage) pellejo5 (on paint) telilla, capa fina; (on milk, custard, etc) nata6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of plane etc) revestimiento1 (animal, fish) desollar, despellejar2 (fruit, vegetable) pelar3 (elbow, knee) arañar, rascar, hacerse un rasguño en\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's no skin off my nose a mí me da lo mismo, a mí me trae sin cuidadoto be all skin and bone(s) estar en los huesosby the skin of one's teeth por los pelosto get under somebody's skin (annoy) irritar a alguien, crispar (los nervios) a alguien, sacar a alguien de quicioto have a thick skin ser poco sensibleto have a thin skin ser muy susceptibleto jump out of one's skin llevarse un sustoto save one's own skin salvar el pellejoto skin somebody alive desollar vivo,-a a alguienskin care cuidado de la pielskin cream crema para la pielskin diving buceo, submarinismoskin graft injerto cutáneoskin test cutirreacción nombre femeninoskin n1) : piel f, cutis m (de la cara)dark skin: piel morena2) rind: piel fn.• corteza s.f.• cuero s.m.• cutis s.m.• dermis s.f.• hollejo s.m.• monda s.f.• pelleja s.f.• pellejo s.m.• piel s.m.v.• cicatrizarse v.• descortezar v.• desollar v.• despellejar v.• excoriar v.• pelar v.
I skɪna) u ( of person) piel f; (esp of face; in terms of quality, condition) cutis m, piel f; ( in terms of color) tez f, piel fby the skin of one's teeth — por un pelo (fam), por los pelos (fam)
it's no skin off my nose — a mí me trae sin cuidado, ¿a mí qué me importa?
to be all skin and bones — estar* hecho un esqueleto, estar* en los huesos
to get under somebody's skin — (colloq) crisparle los nervios a alguien, sacar* a alguien de quicio
to have a thick/thin skin — ser* insensible/muy sensible a las críticas
to have somebody under one's skin — (colloq) estar* loco por alguien (fam)
to jump o leap out of one's skin: I nearly jumped out of my skin when... casi me muero del susto cuando... (fam); (before n) < disease> de la piel, cutáneo; skin graft — injerto m (cutáneo); save I 1) a)
b) u c (of animal, bird, fish) piel fc) u c (of tomatoes, plums, sausage) piel f; (of potatoes, bananas) piel f, cáscara fd) u (on milk, custard) nata f; ( on paint) capa f dura
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a) \<\<animal\>\> despellejar, desollar*to skin somebody alive — desollar* vivo a alguien, arrancarle* la piel a tiras a alguien
skin the tomatoes — quíteles la piel a los tomates, pele los tomates
b) ( scrape) \<\<knee/elbow\>\> despellejar, pelar[skɪn]1. N1) [of person] piel f ; [of face] cutis m ; (=complexion) tez f- be skin and bone- jump out of one's skin- save one's skin- have a thick/thin skin- get under sb's skin4) (=crust) (on paint, milk pudding) nata f5) (for wine) odre m6) (Aer, Naut) revestimiento m7) * = skinhead8) (Drugs) ** (=cigarette paper) papelillo * m, papel m de fumar2. VT1) [+ animal] despellejar, desollarI'll skin him alive! — (fig) ¡lo voy a matar! *, ¡lo voy a desollar vivo!
- keep one's eyes skinned for sth2) [+ fruit] pelar, quitar la piel a; [+ tree] descortezar3) (=graze)to skin one's knee/elbow — desollarse la rodilla/el codo
4) ** (=steal from) despellejar, esquilmar3.CPDskin cancer N — cáncer m de piel
skin colour N — (=colour of one's skin) color m de la piel; (=shade) color m natural
skin disease N — enfermedad f de la piel
skin diver N — buceador(a) m / f, buzo mf, submarinista mf
skin diving N — buceo m, submarinismo m
skin flick * N — película f porno *
skin freshener N — tónico m para la piel
skin game * N — (US) estafa f
skin graft(ing) N — injerto m de piel
skin trade * N — publicación f de revistas porno
skin wound N — herida f superficial
- skin up* * *
I [skɪn]a) u ( of person) piel f; (esp of face; in terms of quality, condition) cutis m, piel f; ( in terms of color) tez f, piel fby the skin of one's teeth — por un pelo (fam), por los pelos (fam)
it's no skin off my nose — a mí me trae sin cuidado, ¿a mí qué me importa?
to be all skin and bones — estar* hecho un esqueleto, estar* en los huesos
to get under somebody's skin — (colloq) crisparle los nervios a alguien, sacar* a alguien de quicio
to have a thick/thin skin — ser* insensible/muy sensible a las críticas
to have somebody under one's skin — (colloq) estar* loco por alguien (fam)
to jump o leap out of one's skin: I nearly jumped out of my skin when... casi me muero del susto cuando... (fam); (before n) < disease> de la piel, cutáneo; skin graft — injerto m (cutáneo); save I 1) a)
b) u c (of animal, bird, fish) piel fc) u c (of tomatoes, plums, sausage) piel f; (of potatoes, bananas) piel f, cáscara fd) u (on milk, custard) nata f; ( on paint) capa f dura
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a) \<\<animal\>\> despellejar, desollar*to skin somebody alive — desollar* vivo a alguien, arrancarle* la piel a tiras a alguien
skin the tomatoes — quíteles la piel a los tomates, pele los tomates
b) ( scrape) \<\<knee/elbow\>\> despellejar, pelar
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