WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| leapfrog n | (children's game) (ES) | pídola nf |
| | (AR) | rango nm |
| | (MX) | burro nm |
| | The children played leapfrog in the schoolyard. |
| | Los niños jugaron a la pídola en el recreo. |
| leapfrog [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (leap, jump over) | saltar⇒ vtr |
| | | saltar sobre vi + prep |
| | | saltar por encima de vi + loc prep |
| | Running away from the police, the criminal leapfrogged the fence. |
| | Cuando escapaba de la policía, el criminal saltó la verja. |
| leapfrog [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (obstacle, barrier: overcome) | superar⇒ vtr |
| | | sobreponerse a v prnl + prep |
| | The company was able to leapfrog the barriers to entry and is now thriving. |
| leapfrog⇒ vi | figurative (advance by large jumps) (figurado) | dar un salto loc verb |
| | | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | The new employee leapfrogged into a managerial position in just two weeks. |
| | El nuevo empleado dio un salto hacia la posición de gerencia en solo dos semanas. |
| leapfrog vi | figurative (advance, overtake) | tomar la delantera loc verb |
| | | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The football player leapfrogged past the opposition. |
| | El futbolista tomó la delantera y superó a la defensa del equipo contrario. |