saltar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to jump  | jumped, jumped |	saltar
to dive  | dived/dove, dived |	saltar
to leap  | leaped/leapt, leaped/leaptleaped/leapt |	saltar
to bounce  | bounced, bounced |   - jump	saltar
to spring  | sprang, sprung |   - jump	saltar
to bound  | bounded, bounded |   - jump	saltar
to skip  | skipped, skipped | (Brit.) [SPORT.]	saltar   - a la comba
to hop  | hopped, hopped |	saltar (a la pata coja)
to go off   also  [fig.]	saltar
to splinter (sth.)  | splintered, splintered |	saltar
to explode  | exploded, exploded |   - break apart	saltar
to burst  | burst, burst |	saltar   - estallar
to snap open  | snapped, snapped |	saltar   - cerradura, etc.
to blow up  | blew, blown |   also  [fig.]	saltar   - explotar

Adjectives / Adverbs

conspicuous  adj.	que salta a la vista
glaring  adj.   - obvious	que salta a la vista

Phrases / Collocations

to jump for joy	saltar de alegría
to attract attention  | attracted, attracted |	saltar a la vista [fig.]
to be conspicuous  | was, been |	saltar a la vista [fig.]
to catch so.'s eye	saltar a la vista [fig.]
to stand out	saltar a la vista [fig.]
to pop  | popped, popped |	hacer saltar
to detonate (sth.)  | detonated, detonated |	hacer algo saltar por los aires [coll.]
All hell breaks loose.	de repente salta un caos

Examples

The children love to jump on the trampoline.	A los niños les encanta saltar en el trampolín.
My dog can do a lot of tricks, like jumping over a crate.	Mi perro sabe hacer muchos trucos, como el de saltar sobre una caja.
The circus performer jumped through a flaming ring.	El acróbata del circo saltó a través de un aro en llamas.
The cat jumped to the top of the fence.	El gato saltó a la punta de la valla.

Orthographically similar words

altar, salary, scalar

altar, asaltar, faltar, salar, saldar, salgar, salita, saltear, salvar, soltar

Related search terms

explosionar, estallar, brincar, cabriolar, botar, chasquear, despanzurrarse, explotar, desgarrarse, romperse, reventar, fraccionarse, rebotar, detonar