saltar

A. vi

• 1 a (brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba = to jump rope (AmE) to skip (BrE) saltar de alegría = to jump for joy saltar con or en una pierna = to hop saltar de la cama/silla = to jump out of bed/one's chair Definition of jump in the British & World English dictionary Definition of jump in the US English dictionary Translate jump | into French | into German | into Italian b (en atletismo) to jump Definition of jump in the British & World English dictionary Definition of jump in the US English dictionary Translate jump | into French | into German | into Italian c [pelota] to bounce Definition of bounce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bounce in the US English dictionary Translate bounce | into French | into German | into Italian d (lanzarse) to jump saltar al agua = to jump into the water saltar en paracaídas = to parachute ¿sabes saltar del trampolín? = can you dive off the springboard? saltó al vacío = he leapt into space saltar SOBRE algo/algn = to jump on sth/sb Definition of jump in the British & World English dictionary Definition of jump in the US English dictionary Translate jump | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (pasar) saltar DE algo A algo = to jump from sth to sth saltaba de una idea a otra = she kept jumping from one idea to the next

• 3 [botón] to come off, pop off; [chispas] to fly; [aceite] to spit; [corcho] to pop out; [fusibles] to blow la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires = the bomb blew the car into the air Definition of come off in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come off in the US English dictionary Translate come off | into French | into German | into Italian

B. vt

• [obstáculo/valla/zanja] to jump (over); (apoyándose) to vault (over) Definition of jump in the British & World English dictionary Definition of jump in the US English dictionary Translate jump | into French | into German | into Italian