leap1

leapt, leapt (tb leaped, leaped) /liːp/

Translation

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⇨ brincar

⇨ saltar

The dog leapt over the fence

El perro saltó por encima de la valla

■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de las preposiciones y adverbios out of, over y up

(Definition of leap v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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