leap

leap
leap [{{t}}li:p] ( {{}}British{{}} pt & pp leaped or leapt [{{t}}lept], {{}}American{{}} pt & pp leaped)
1 noun
(a) (jump) saut m, bond m;
with one leap she cleared the ditch d'un saut ou d'un bond elle franchit le fossé;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to take a leap forward faire un bond en avant, sauter en avant;
it's a great leap forward in medical research c'est un grand bond en avant pour la recherche médicale;
his heart gave a leap son cœur bondit, son cœur fit un bond;
by leaps and bounds à pas de géant;
his French had improved by leaps and bounds il avait fait des progrès phénoménaux en français;
{{}}figurative{{}} a leap in the dark un saut dans l'inconnu;
to take a leap in the dark faire un saut dans l'inconnu
(b) (in prices) bond m
2 transitive verb
(a) (fence, stream) sauter (par-dessus), franchir d'un bond
(b) (horse) faire sauter
3 intransitive verb
(a) (person, animal) bondir, sauter; (flame) jaillir;
she leapt a good four feet elle a sauté un bon mètre vingt;
to leap to one's feet se lever d'un bond;
to leap for joy (person) sauter de joie; (heart) faire un bond;
we leapt back in fright de frayeur, nous fîmes un bond en arrière;
she nearly leapt out of her skin elle a sauté au plafond;
to leap into the air sauter en l'air;
the cat leapt off the chair onto the table le chat sauta de la chaise sur la table;
we had to leap over the stream nous avons dû sauter par-dessus le ruisseau
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} faire un bond;
the price of petrol leapt by 10 percent le prix du pétrole a fait un bond de 10 pour cent;
the answer almost leapt off the page at me la réponse m'a pour ainsi dire sauté aux yeux;
the idea suddenly leapt into my mind l'idée m'est soudain venue à l'esprit;
she leapt to the wrong conclusion elle a conclu trop hâtivement
►► leap day jour m intercalaire;
leap year année f bissextile
leap about, leap around
1 inseparable transitive verb
gambader dans;
he kept leaping about the room il n'a cessé de gambader dans la pièce
2 intransitive verb
gambader
leap at inseparable transitive verb
(a) (in attack) sauter sur;
the dog leapt at me le chien m'a sauté dessus
(b) {{}}figurative{{}}
to leap at an opportunity sauter sur l'occasion;
she leapt at the chance elle a sauté sur l'occasion
leap out intransitive verb
(from hiding place) sortir d'un bond;
to leap out at sb bondir sur qn;
they leapt out from behind the bushes ils sont sortis d'un bond de derrière les buissons;
{{}}figurative{{}} a familiar face leapt out at me from the newspaper soudain, je remarquai dans le journal un visage que je connaissais;
he almost leapt out of his skin il a failli tomber à la renverse
leap up intransitive verb
(into the air) sauter (en l'air); (to one's feet) se lever d'un bond;
to leap up in surprise sauter au plafond, sursauter;
to leap up in indignation bondir d'indignation;
the dog leapt up at him le chien lui a sauté dessus
One small step for a man, one giant leap forward for mankind Il s'agit des mots que prononça Neil Armstrong lorsqu'il devint le premier homme à marcher sur la Lune le 20 juillet 1969 : "un petit pas pour l'homme, un pas de géant pour l'humanité". On utilise aujourd'hui cette formule en référence aux mots d'Armstrong pour mettre en contraste le caractère apparemment anodin d'un phénomène et l'ampleur de son effet, comme it's a small step for nanotechnology but a giant leap forward for computers ("c'est un petit pas pour la nanotechnologie mais un pas de géant pour les ordinateurs").

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