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verbbriathar 1 move rapidly intransitiveneamhaistreachléim verb cmu she leapt out of bed léim sí amach as an leaba he leapt to his feet d'éirigh sé de léim ina sheasamh, phreab sé ina sheasamhleap at the chance to do sthleap into actionleap to sb's defenceleap inleap onlook before you leap 2 also sportspórt jump intransitiveneamhaistreachléim verb cmu the horse leaped over the fence léim an capall thar an sconsa, léim an capall an sconsa transitiveaistreachléim verb cmuléim a ghearradh tharcaith de léim the runner leaped the hurdle léim an reathaí an chliath, chaith an reathaí an chliath de léim she leaped the river léim sí an abhainn, ghearr sí léim thar an abhainnleap off the pageleap out at 3 statisticsstaitistic, economicseacnamaíocht, financeairgeadas suddenly increase or improve intransitiveneamhaistreachméadaigh go mór cmuméadú mór a theacht ar the cost of fuel leapt tháinig méadú mór ar chostas an bhreosla, mhéadaigh costas an bhreosla go mór transitiveaistreachméadaigh verb cmuméadaigh faoi PhrV the rate leapt 10% mhéadaigh an ráta 10%, mhéadaigh an ráta faoi 10% 4 literaturelitríocht, cinemacineama change time or situation intransitiveneamhaistreachléim verb cmu if we leap ahead 40 years ... má léimimid daichead bliain ar aghaidh, má théimid daichead bliain ar aghaidh the next scene leaps 100 years forward in time léimeann an chéad radharc eile 100 bliain ar aghaidh the story leaps back and forth léimeann an scéal ar aghaidh agus ar gcúl, téann an scéal ar aghaidh agus ar gcúl, bíonn an scéal ag dul siar agus aniar go tobann nounAinmfhocal 5 also athleticslúthchleasaíocht, horsehorse big jumpléim fem2 cmu she gave a leap of fright léim sí le heagla the horse made an enormous leap over the fence ghearr an capall léim ollmhór thar an gclaí, chuaigh an capall thar an gclaí de léim ollmhór he took a leap over the river léim sé trasna na habhann 6 statisticsstaitistic, economicseacnamaíocht, financeairgeadas big increase or improvement there was a sudden leap in unemployment tháinig méadú tobann ar an dífhostaíocht women have made huge leaps in politics tá an-dul chun cinn déanta ag na mná i gcúrsaí polaitíochta 7 significant changeathrú mór it's a big leap being here one day, abroad the next athrú mór atá ann a bheith anseo lá amháin agus thar lear an lá ina dhiaidh he made the big leap from university to business ghearr sé an léim mhór ó shaol na hollscoile go saol an ghnó SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → leaping PhrasesNathanna a leap in the dark urchar an daill faoin abhaill I'd advise you not to take a leap in the dark mholfainn duit gan dúléim a thabhairt, mholfainn duit gan dul sa seans a leap of faith we need to take a collective leap of faith ní mór dúinn muid féin ar fad a chur i muinín Dé, caithfimid uile dul ar choimirce na cinniúna in leaps and bounds (also nó by leaps and bounds) as cuimse cmuas miosúr our language skills came on in leaps and bounds tháinig feabhas as cuimse ar ár gcuid scileanna teanga the business has continued to grow in leaps and bounds tá fás as miosúr ar an ngnó i rith an ama to be coming on by leaps and bounds bheith ag teacht ar aghaidh mar a bheadh éan gé ann to leap at the chance (also nó to leap at the opportunity) an deis a thapú go fonnmhar he leapt at the chance of playing for the county thapaigh sé an deis go fonnmhar imirt don chontae I leaped at the opportunity ghlac mé leis an deis de léim to leap into action dul i mbun gnímh ar an toirt to leap off the page rud a thabhairt faoi deara láithreachsonrú a chur i rud láithreach the images really leap off the page preabann na híomhánna amach ón leathanach, thógfá ceann de na híomhánna to leap to sb's defence duine a chosaint go pras look before you leap proverbseanfhocal breathnaigh an abhainn sula dtéann tú ina cuilitheis fearr féachaint romhat ná dhá fhéachaint i do dhiaidh he leaped before he looked thug sé léim an chait sa ghríosach Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ leap in→ leap on→ leap out at

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