jump
verb
1 verb also SPOR spring off the ground INTRANSITIVEléim verb I jumped for the ball léim mé chun breith ar an liathróidhe was jumping up and down bhí sé ag léim suas agus anuas, bhí sé ag pocléimneach, bhí sé ag preabarnachshe jumped head over heels rinne sí poillín in airde, léim sí tóin thar ceann
2 verb also SPOR go over sth TRANSITIVEléim verb léim thar PhrV he managed to jump the fence d'éirigh leis an fál a léim, d'éirigh leis léim thar an bhfálShow full entry
3 verb SPOR of horse
INTRANSITIVEléim verb she jumps best against good horses is fearr a léimeann sí in éadan capaill mhaithe
TRANSITIVEto jump a horse capall a chur ag léim, léim a bhaint as capall
4 verb from height INTRANSITIVEléim verb she jumped off the chair léim sí den chathaoirto jump off a cliff léim le haillto jump out of a plane léim as eitleánhe jumped down to the ground léim sé anuas ar an talamh 5 verb move suddenly INTRANSITIVEléim verb preab verb he jumped to his feet phreab sé in airde, léim sé ina sheasamh 6 verb startle INTRANSITIVEpreab verb léim verb geit verb to make sb jump preab a bhaint as duine, léim a bhaint as duine, geit a bhaint as duineI jumped off the ground with fright léim mé den talamh le scanradhI nearly jumped out of my skin is beag nár thit an t-anam asam 7 verb of heart INTRANSITIVEléim verb preab verb geit verb my heart jumped with joy phreab mo chroí le lúcháir 8 verb bounce suddenly INTRANSITIVEpreab verb the ball jumped off the ground phreab an liathróid den talamh 9 verb jerk out of position INTRANSITIVEléim verb preab verb the needle jumped out of the groove phreab an tsnáthaid as an eitre 10 verb also COMP skip, pass over INTRANSITIVEléim verb téigh ar aghaidh we'll jump to the last paragraph rachaimid ar aghaidh chuig an alt deiridh
TRANSITIVEléim thar PhrV she jumped that chapter léim sí thar an gcaibidil sin, níor bhac sí leis an gcaibidil sin
11 verb change focus INTRANSITIVEléim verb preab verb he's always jumping from one thing to another bíonn sé i gcónaí ag léim ó rud go rud 12 verb increase INTRANSITIVEardaigh go tobann ardaigh de phreabprices have jumped tá ardú tobann tagtha ar phraghsannathe rent jumped 40% d'ardaigh an cíos 40% go tobann 13 verb informal obey immediately INTRANSITIVEpreab verb léim verb bíog verb jump to it! déan anois láithreach é!, déan ar an toirt é!to jump to attention preabadh ar aire, léim ar airehe jumped to her commands rinne sé a ndúirt sí leis ar an bpointe 14 verb attack TRANSITIVEléim ar PhrV ionsaigh verb fogha a thabhairt faoi they jumped us from behind léim siad orainn ón gcúl, d'ionsaigh siad muid ón taobh thiar 15 verb HIST, REL, pejorative convert INTRANSITIVEtiontaigh verb iompaigh verb great pressure was put on anyone who had jumped cuireadh an-bhrú ar dhuine ar bith a bhí i ndiaidh léim 16 verb informal AUTO jump-start TRANSITIVE &
INTRANSITIVEpreabthosaigh verb 17 verb very informal have sex with (sb) TRANSITIVEléim ar PhrV noun
18 noun also SPOR leapléim fem2 she did a couple of jumps rinne sí cúpla léim, thug sí cúpla léimhe gave a jump of joy thug sé léim áthais, léim sé le háthasthat's my best jump ever sin í an léim is fearr a rinne mé riamhstar jump réaltléim fem2 19 noun SPOR fenceléim fem2 claí masc4 she fell at the final jump thit sí ag an léim dheiridh 20 noun leap from heightléim fem2 to take a jump into the water léim isteach san uisce 21 noun jerkpreab fem2 léim fem2 geit fem2 he woke up with a jump mhúscail sé de gheitshe gave me an awful jump bhain sí geit uafásach asam 22 noun increaseardú masc méadú masc a jump in sales méadú mór ar dhíolachána jump of €10 in one month ardú €10 in aon mhí amháinit made for a big jump in wages ardú mór pá a bhí annit was a big jump in the work ba mhór an t-athrú ar an obair é 23 noun informal AUTO jump-startpreabthosú masc