leap Význam & definícia

Význam leap v slovenčine

• 0 to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:

  • He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.

  • I leaped up to answer the phone.

  • The dog leaped over the gate into the field.

• 1 to provide help, protection, etc. very quickly:

  • He leaped to his friend's defence.

  • Scott leapt to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.

  • Mr Davies leaped in to explain.

  • He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.

  • Shares in the company leaped 250 percent.

• 2 a big change, increase, or improvement:

  • a leap in profits

  • It takes quite a leap of the imagination to believe that it's the same person.

• 3 a large jump or sudden movement:

  • With one leap he crossed the stream.

• 4 to make a large jump or sudden movement, or to jump over something:

  • [ I ] He leaps to his feet when the phone rings.

  • [ I ] Flames were leaping into the sky.

  • [ T ] The dog leaped the fence.

  • [ I ] fig. Americans want change, but they don’t want to leap into the unknown (= move quickly into unknown situations).

  • [ I ] My heart leaps when I hear his voice.

• 5 a large jump

• 6 to increase, improve, or grow very quickly:

  • exports/prices/profits leap Property prices have leapt over 30% in the past year.

  • leap (to sth) The company's shares leapt 17.5p to 210p.

• 7 a big change, increase, or improvement:

  • a leap in costs/profits/sales The software designer should report a near 40% leap in profits to around £124m.

  • a leap forward for sb/sth This launch represents a great leap forward for the company.

  • a 20%/40%/75%, etc. leap The health insurance giant reported a 20% leap in pre-tax profits for the year.