leap

saltare, balzare

Slanciarsi in aria o passare da un posto a un altro con un salto.

In inglese semplice: To jump into the air or from one place to another.

• The frog leaped into the pond.
• She leapt over a fallen branch.
• Can you leap across that stream?

Come si usa: leap over/across something (The dog leaped over the fence.); leap from A to B (The cat leapt from the wall to the roof.)

Sinonimi: jump, spring

Espressioni comuni: leap over something, leap across something, leap into something

far saltare

Far saltare un animale, soprattutto un cavallo, sopra qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make an animal, especially a horse, jump over something.

• He leaped his horse over the fence.
• The rider leapt her mare across the stream.
• Can you leap this pony over the hurdle?

Come si usa: leap a horse over/across something (She leaped her horse over the ditch.)

Espressioni comuni: leap a horse, leap something over something

salto, balzo

Movimento con cui ci si slancia in aria, oppure distanza percorsa con quel movimento.

In inglese semplice: A jump through the air, or the distance covered by one.

• One leap took him across the stream.
• The cat reached the shelf with a single leap.
• Her final leap was nearly two metres long.

Sinonimi: jump, bound

Espressioni comuni: take a leap, great leap, leap across something, make a leap

salto logico

Grande passaggio da un’idea a un’altra, spesso senza fatti sufficienti a sostenerlo.

In inglese semplice: A big move from one idea to another, often without enough facts to support it.

• That conclusion requires a huge leap.
• There is a leap in your reasoning here.
• Calling him guilty involves several unsupported leaps of logic.

Sinonimi: jump

Espressioni comuni: logical leap, leap in reasoning, leap of logic