jump

sauter

Prendre appui sur le sol pour lancer tout son corps en l’air.

En anglais simple : Push yourself off the ground so your whole body moves into the air.

• I can jump high.
• The children jumped up and down.
• Can you jump over that puddle?

Comment l'utiliser : jump over something (The dog jumped over the fence.); jump onto something (The cat jumped onto the chair.)

Synonymes : leap, hop

Expressions courantes : jump up, jump for joy, jump in place, jump over something

sauter, franchir

Passer par-dessus quelque chose en sautant depuis le sol.

En anglais simple : Move through the air over something by pushing yourself off the ground.

• Can you jump that puddle?
• The horse jumped every fence.
• She jumped the ditch and kept running.

Comment l'utiliser : jump something (The horse jumped the gate.)

Synonymes : leap over, clear

Expressions courantes : jump a fence, jump a hurdle, jump the ditch

sursauter

Faire un mouvement brusque sous l’effet de la surprise ou de la peur.

En anglais simple : Move suddenly because something surprises or frightens you.

• The loud bang made me jump.
• She jumped when the phone rang.
• Did you jump when he shouted?

Comment l'utiliser : jump at something (I jumped at the sudden crash.)

Synonymes : start, startle

Expressions courantes : jump in surprise, jump with fright, jump at something

faire sauter

Faire passer en l’air un vélo, un cheval ou autre chose que l’on dirige.

En anglais simple : Make a bicycle, horse, or other thing you control move through the air.

• He can jump his bike.
• She jumped her horse over a fallen tree.
• They practiced jumping their bicycles on the dirt track.

Comment l'utiliser : jump something over something (She jumped her horse over the low fence.)

Expressions courantes : jump a bike, jump a horse, jump a bicycle

démarrer avec des câbles

Démarrer un véhicule dont la batterie est déchargée avec l’électricité d’un autre véhicule.

En anglais simple : Start a vehicle with a flat battery using power from another vehicle.

• Can you jump my car?
• A neighbor jumped our truck this morning.
• We need cables to jump the car.

Synonymes : jump-start

Expressions courantes : jump a car, jump the battery, jump my truck

saut

Mouvement qui consiste à prendre appui sur le sol pour s’élever dans les airs.

En anglais simple : A movement in which you push yourself off the ground and into the air.

• That was a high jump.
• His first jump was longer than his second.
• She landed safely after the jump.

Comment l'utiliser : jump over something (Her jump over the puddle kept her shoes dry.)

Synonymes : leap, hop

Expressions courantes : high jump, long jump, take a jump, big jump

sursaut

Mouvement brusque du corps provoqué par la surprise ou la peur.

En anglais simple : A sudden body movement caused by surprise or fear.

• She gave a little jump.
• The crash made him give a jump of surprise.
• I felt a sudden jump as someone touched my shoulder.

Synonymes : start, jolt

Expressions courantes : give a jump, little jump, jump of surprise

saut

Action de quitter un endroit élevé pour tomber dans les airs.

En anglais simple : An act of leaving a high place and falling through the air.

• This is my first parachute jump.
• The jump from the cliff looked frightening.
• They completed three jumps from the training platform.

Comment l'utiliser : jump from something (His jump from the platform ended in the pool.)

Synonymes : leap

Expressions courantes : parachute jump, bungee jump, jump from something