jump
(=leap)
[person] sauter, bondir
to jump over sth sauter par-dessus qch, sauter qch
to jump out of the window sauter par la fenêtre
→ He jumped out of a third-floor window.
to jump from one's seat sauter de son siège
→ Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry
to jump to one's feet sauter sur ses pieds
→ Ralph jumped to his feet.
[animal] sauter
to jump over sth [+hedge, stream, wall] sauter qch
→ The horse jumps over a small stream.
(=start) sursauter
→ A sudden noise made Brody jump.
(=increase) monter en flèche
→ The population jumped to nearly 10,000.
→ Sales jumped from $94 million to over $101 million.
[+distance] sauter, franchir
→ a frog that is able to jump three metres
→ He jumped 25 feet from his third floor flat to avoid the man.
[+stream, fence] sauter
→ He jumped the stream and landed running.
(British)
to jump the queue passer avant son tour
→ She was in such a rush she decided to jump the queue.
(=leap)
[+person, animal] saut m , bond m
→ It was a spectacular jump.
→ the longest jump by a man
(=rise) (in prices, level, amount)
bond m
a jump in sth un bond de qch
→ a massive jump in expenditure
→ a big jump in energy conservation
(=startled movement) sursaut m
→ you might come out of a short nap with a slight jump
broad jump
n (US) saut m en longueur
high jump
n
(SPORT) saut m en hauteur
to be for the high jump
(=in trouble)
You'll be for the high jump! Ça va être ta fête!
▲
jump about
vi sautiller
▲
jump at
vt fus
[+chance] sauter sur
→ She jumped at the chance to work in Italy.
He jumped at the offer. Il a sauté sur la proposition.
▲
jump down
vi sauter (pour descendre)
→ He jumped down from the terrace.
▲
jump off
vi
[passenger, rider] descendre d'un bond
vt fus
[+bus, train, horse] sauter de
to jump off the roof sauter du toit
→ He had to jump off the roof.
▲
jump on
vi
[passenger, rider] monter d'un bond
vt fus
[+bus, plane, train] sauter dans
→ I quickly jumped on the bus.
→ I jumped on a plane to the south of Spain last week
▲
jump up
vi
(=leap) se lever d'un bond
→ He jumped up and went across to the large bookcase.
jump jet
n avion m à décollage vertical
jump jockey
n jockey m de steeple-chase
jump leads
npl (British) câbles mpl de démarrage (pour batterie)
jump rope
n (US) corde f à sauter
jump-start
vt
[+car] (by pushing)
démarrer en poussant , (with jump leads)
démarrer avec des câbles (de démarrage)
(fig)
[+project, situation] faire redémarrer promptement
→ a plan to jump-start the Argentine economy
→ an international conference to jump-start the process
long jump
n (SPORT) saut m en longueur
parachute jump
n saut m en parachute
pole jump
n saut m à la perche
running jump
n
(fig)
go take a running jump! * allez vous faire voir!
→ I hope the Queen tells her to go and take a running jump.
ski jump
n
(=ramp) tremplin m (de ski)
triple jump
n triple saut m
water jump
n rivière f