jump

saltare

Darsi una spinta da terra per sollevare tutto il corpo in aria.

In inglese semplice: Push yourself off the ground so your whole body moves into the air.

• I can jump high.
• The children jumped up and down.
• Can you jump over that puddle?

Come si usa: jump over something (The dog jumped over the fence.); jump onto something (The cat jumped onto the chair.)

Sinonimi: leap, hop

Espressioni comuni: jump up, jump for joy, jump in place, jump over something

saltare, scavalcare

Darsi una spinta da terra per passare in aria sopra qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Move through the air over something by pushing yourself off the ground.

• Can you jump that puddle?
• The horse jumped every fence.
• She jumped the ditch and kept running.

Come si usa: jump something (The horse jumped the gate.)

Sinonimi: leap over, clear

Espressioni comuni: jump a fence, jump a hurdle, jump the ditch

sobbalzare, trasalire

Muoversi di scatto per la sorpresa o la paura.

In inglese semplice: Move suddenly because something surprises or frightens you.

• The loud bang made me jump.
• She jumped when the phone rang.
• Did you jump when he shouted?

Come si usa: jump at something (I jumped at the sudden crash.)

Sinonimi: start, startle

Espressioni comuni: jump in surprise, jump with fright, jump at something

far saltare

Far sollevare in aria una bicicletta, un cavallo o qualcos’altro che si controlla.

In inglese semplice: Make a bicycle, horse, or other thing you control move through the air.

• He can jump his bike.
• She jumped her horse over a fallen tree.
• They practiced jumping their bicycles on the dirt track.

Come si usa: jump something over something (She jumped her horse over the low fence.)

Espressioni comuni: jump a bike, jump a horse, jump a bicycle

avviare con i cavi

Avviare un veicolo con la batteria scarica usando la corrente di un altro veicolo.

In inglese semplice: Start a vehicle with a flat battery using power from another vehicle.

• Can you jump my car?
• A neighbor jumped our truck this morning.
• We need cables to jump the car.

Sinonimi: jump-start

Espressioni comuni: jump a car, jump the battery, jump my truck

salto

Movimento con cui ci si dà una spinta da terra e si solleva il corpo in aria.

In inglese semplice: A movement in which you push yourself off the ground and into the air.

• That was a high jump.
• His first jump was longer than his second.
• She landed safely after the jump.

Come si usa: jump over something (Her jump over the puddle kept her shoes dry.)

Sinonimi: leap, hop

Espressioni comuni: high jump, long jump, take a jump, big jump

sobbalzo, trasalimento

Movimento improvviso del corpo causato dalla sorpresa o dalla paura.

In inglese semplice: A sudden body movement caused by surprise or fear.

• She gave a little jump.
• The crash made him give a jump of surprise.
• I felt a sudden jump as someone touched my shoulder.

Sinonimi: start, jolt

Espressioni comuni: give a jump, little jump, jump of surprise

salto

Azione di lanciarsi da un luogo alto e cadere attraverso l’aria.

In inglese semplice: An act of leaving a high place and falling through the air.

• This is my first parachute jump.
• The jump from the cliff looked frightening.
• They completed three jumps from the training platform.

Come si usa: jump from something (His jump from the platform ended in the pool.)

Sinonimi: leap

Espressioni comuni: parachute jump, bungee jump, jump from something