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leap meaning in Italian

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leap [leapt, leapt, leaping, leaps] verb
[UK: liːp]
[US: ˈliːp]

saltareverbShe leaped for joy. = Saltò dalla gioia.

leap [leaps] noun
[UK: liːp]
[US: ˈliːp]

saltonoun
{m}

leap of faith (act of believing in something despite proof)
noun

atto di fedenoun
{m}

leap second (added second)
noun
[UK: liːp ˈsek.ənd]
[US: ˈliːp ˈsek.ənd]

secondo intercalarenoun
{m}

leap year (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar)
noun
[UK: liːp ˈjiə(r)]
[US: ˈliːp ˈjɪr̩]

anno bisestilenoun
{m}

leapfrog (game)
noun
[UK: ˈliːp.frɒɡ]
[US: ˈliːp.ˌfrɒɡ]

cavallinanoun
{f}
John and Mary played leapfrog. = John e Mary giocavano alla cavallina.

leaps and bounds (idiom: considerably)
adverb

passi da giganteadverb
{m-Pl}

Great Leap Forward (Great Leap Forward (in China))
proper noun

Grande balzo in avantiproper noun
{m}

look before one leaps (think before taking action)
verb

medita prima di agireverb

quantum leap (electron's state of change)
noun

salto quanticonoun
{m}