| Principales traductions |
| leap n | (jump) | bond, saut nm |
| | Sarah jumped over the stream with a leap. |
| | Sarah a sauté par-dessus le ruisseau en un bond. |
| leap⇒ vi | (jump) | bondir⇒, sauter⇒ vi |
| | Kyle leaped over the fence. |
| | Kyle a bondi (or: a sauté) par-dessus la clôture. |
| leap vi | (attack) (attaquer) | sauter sur vi + prép |
| | The lion leaped at the antelope. |
| | Le lion a sauté sur l'antilope. |
| leap [sth]⇒ vtr | (jump over) | sauter⇒ vtr |
| | | sauter par-dessus vi + prép |
| | The horse leaped the barrier and ran away. |
| | Le cheval a sauté la barrière et s'est enfui. |
| | Le cheval a sauté par-dessus la barrière et s'est enfui. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| leap n | figurative (career: advancement) (figuré) | bond nm |
| | The promotion was a huge leap in David's career. |
| | La promotion représentait un énorme bond dans la carrière de David. |
| leap n | figurative (abrupt change) | bond, saut nm |
| | There was a big leap in the company's stock prices this week. |
| | Le prix des actions de la compagnie a fait un grand bond (or: saut) cette semaine. |
| leap n | figurative (action involving risk) (figuré) | saut nm |
| | The venture represents a bold leap for investors. |
| leap n | figurative (bold conclusion) | conclusion hâtive nf |
| | | raccourci nm |
| | It's a leap to say that because Isaac told a fib once, he is a habitual liar. |
| | C'est un raccourci de dire que parce qu'il a raconté un bobard une fois, Isaac est un menteur invétéré. |
| leap [sth] over [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to jump over) | faire sauter [qch] à [qch], faire franchir [qch] à [qch] loc v |
| | The horseman leapt his horse over the gate. |
| | Le cavalier fit sauter (or: franchir) la barrière à son cheval. |
Formes composées
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| intuitive leap n | figurative (bold insight) | intuition nf |
| | The scientist's intuitive leap will be difficult to prove since there is little data available. |
jump to conclusions,
leap to conclusions v expr | (judge hastily) | tirer des conclusions hâtives loc v |
| | Stop leaping to conclusions about their relationship when you hardly even know them. |
jump to the conclusion that,
leap to the conclusion that v expr | (deduce hastily) | conclure de manière hâtive que, conclure de façon hâtive que, (en) tirer la conclusion hâtive que loc v + conj |
leap at the chance,
leap at the opportunity v expr | figurative (seize the opportunity) | sauter sur l'occasion loc v |
| | When he asked me if I'd like to go on holiday to Hawaii with him, I leapt at the chance. |
leap at the chance to do [sth],
leap at the opportunity to do [sth] v expr | figurative (seize an opportunity) | sauter sur l'occasion de faire [qch] loc v |
| | She leapt at the chance to perform with her favourite singer. |
leap day,
Leap Day n | (29th February) (calendrier grégorien) | 29 février nm |
| | People born on a leap day only get a birthday once every four years. |
| | Les gens nés le 29 février n'ont un anniversaire qu'une fois tous les quatre ans. |
| | (terme générique) | jour intercalaire nm |
| leap in the dark n | (taking a chance, daring) | saut dans l'inconnu nm |
| leap of faith n | figurative (act of blind trust) | acte de foi nm |
| | Acceptance of the plan will require a leap of faith. |
| | Suivre ce plan n'est pas raisonné, c'est un acte de foi. |
| | | foi aveugle nf |
| | Accepter ce plan requiert une foi aveugle. |
leap of the imagination,
leap of imagination,
imaginative leap n | figurative (creative insight) | effort d'imagination nm |
| leap out vi + adv | (jump out, emerge suddenly) | bondir⇒ vi |
| | | surgir⇒ vi |
| | As I was walking through the woods, a deer leaped out, startling me. |
leap out from [sth],
leap out of [sth] v expr | (jump out, emerge from) | bondir hors de [qch] vi + prép |
| | | surgir hors de [qch] vi + prép |
| | The assassin leapt out from his hiding place. |
| | L'assassin a bondi hors de sa cachette. |
| | L'assassin a surgi hors de sa cachette. |
| leap up vi + adv | (jump to your feet) | se lever d'un bond v pron + adv |
| | When I saw the young mother leap up, I looked to see why. |
| | Quand j'ai vu la jeune mère se lever d'un bon, j'ai regardé pourquoi. |
| leap up vi + adv | (spring, jump) | sauter⇒, bondir⇒ vi |
| | The tiger leapt up and clawed the bear's nose. |
| leap year n | (year: February has 29 days) | année bissextile nf |
| | Leap year always falls in even years. |
| | Les années bissextiles tombent toujours les années paires. |
| look before you leap interj | figurative (be aware of the risks involved in [sth]) (figuré) | regarder où on met les pieds loc v |
| | Thinking of investing in a new business? Look before you leap! |
| | Vous pensez à investir dans une jeune société ? Regardez où vous mettez les pieds ! |
quantum jump,
quantum leap n | (physics: abrupt change in energy level of electron) | saut quantique nm |
| | Les électrons effectuent un saut quantique quand ils sont bombardés de rayonnement. |
quantum jump,
quantum leap n | figurative (huge advance) | bond quantique nm |
| | Grâce aux nouvelles technologies, la communication a fait un réel bond quantique. |
running leap,
running jump n | (jump preceded by a run-up) | saut avec élan nm |
swing into action,
spring into action,
leap into action v expr | (begin doing [sth] quickly) | passer à l'action loc v |
| | (en groupe surtout) | se mobiliser⇒ v pron |