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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaltare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sal-ta-re
"Il cane ha iniziato a saltare di gioia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in legs and feet.
"The children love to jump on the trampoline in the backyard."
- 1
An act of jumping; a sudden spring into the air.
"With a single jump, she cleared the small stream."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from early 16th-century Germanic and Scandinavian roots, akin to Middle Dutch 'jumpen' and Swedish 'jumpa' meaning to spring or bound. It entered English initially as a term for physical leaping before expanding metaphorically into rapid increases and sudden changes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jump" is said worldwide
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sauter
Transliteration: so-te
"Les enfants aiment sauter sur le lit."
springen
Transliteration: shpring-en
"Die Katze kann sehr hoch springen."
saltare
Transliteration: sal-ta-re
"Il cane ha iniziato a saltare di gioia."
saltar
Transliteration: sal-tar
"Es divertido saltar las olas en la playa."
saltar
Transliteration: sawl-tar
"Ele conseguiu saltar o muro alto."
कूदना
Transliteration: koodna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बच्चा खुशी से कूद रहा है।"
跳
Transliteration: tiào
Script: 中文汉字
"青蛙可以跳得很高。"
뛰다
Transliteration: ttwida
Script: 한국어 한글
"아이들이 놀이터에서 뛰고 있습니다."
跳ぶ
Transliteration: tobu
Script: 日本語
"彼らは障害物を跳び越えた。"
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