leap
1 verb move rapidly INTRANSITIVEléim verb she leapt out of bed léim sí amach as an leabahe leapt to his feet d'éirigh sé de léim ina sheasamh, phreab sé ina sheasamh 2 verb also SPOR jump INTRANSITIVEléim verb the horse leaped over the fence léim an capall thar an sconsa, léim an capall an sconsa
TRANSITIVEléim verb léim a ghearradh tharcaith de léimthe runner leaped the hurdle léim an reathaí an chliath, chaith an reathaí an chliath de léimshe leaped the river léim sí an abhainn, ghearr sí léim thar an abhainn
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3 verb STAT, ECON, FIN suddenly increase or improve 4 verb LIT, CINE change time or situation INTRANSITIVEléim verb if we leap ahead 40 years ... má léimimid daichead bliain ar aghaidh, má théimid daichead bliain ar aghaidhthe next scene leaps 100 years forward in time léimeann an chéad radharc eile 100 bliain ar aghaidhthe 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 5 noun also ATH, HORSE big jumpléim fem2 she gave a leap of fright léim sí le heaglathe horse made an enormous leap over the fence ghearr an capall léim ollmhór thar an gclaí, chuaigh an capall thar an gclaí de léim ollmhórhe took a leap over the river léim sé trasna na habhann 6 noun STAT, ECON, FIN big increase or improvementthere was a sudden leap in unemployment tháinig méadú tobann ar an dífhostaíochtwomen have made huge leaps in politics tá an-dul chun cinn déanta ag na mná i gcúrsaí polaitíochta 7 noun significant changeathrú mórit'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 dhiaidhhe made the big leap from university to business ghearr sé an léim mhór ó shaol na hollscoile go saol an ghnó