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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaltar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sawl-tar
"Ele conseguiu saltar o muro alto."
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 Middle English verbs and related to older Germanic and Scandinavian words imitative of springing or bounding movements. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical elevation actions to abstract metaphorical uses such as rapid increases or sudden reactions.
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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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