| Forme compuse: |
| Engleză | Română |
| broad jump n | (sport: long jump) | săritură în lungime s.f. |
cut in line (US),
jump the queue (UK) v expr | informal (go in front of others waiting) | a se băga în față, a sări peste rând expr. |
| I get annoyed when people cut in line in front of me. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) | săritură în înălțime s.f. |
| Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| jump about vi | literal (leap around) | a țopăi vb.intranz. |
| The children are jumping about outside. |
| jump all over [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (criticize, find fault with) | a sări cu gura pe expr.vb. |
| a sări la gâtul cuiva expr.vb. |
| He jumps all over his employees every time they make the slightest error. |
| jump at the chance v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity) | a profita de ocazie expr. |
| When my grandmother offered to take me to England, I jumped at the chance. |
| jump at the chance to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity to do) | a profita de ocazie, a folosi oportunitatea de a expr. |
| I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero. |
| jump ball n | (in basketball) (pentru repunerea mingii în mișcare) | angajare între doi jucători adverși s.f. |
| As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| jump in [sth] vi + prep | informal (dive, leap) (în apă) | a sări vb.intranz. |
| He jumped in the pool and shrieked because the water was so cold. |
| jump in [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (become involved) | a interveni vb.intranz. |
| (discuție) | a participa la vb.intranz. |
| Feel free to jump in the discussion if you have something to say. |
| jump into [sth] vi + prep | (dive, leap) (în apă) | a sări vb.intranz. |
| a se arunca în vb.reflex. |
| Roy jumped into the river to save the drowning man. |
| jump into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (become involved) (în discuție) | a interveni vb.intranz. |
| She jumped into the conversation when she realized that they were talking about Cancun. |
| jump off vtr | (leap from) | a sări din vb.intranz. |
| She was too scared to jump off the highest diving board. |
| jump on vtr | (leap onto) | a sări în vb.intranz. |
| Please don't jump on the bed, children. |
jump on the bandwagon,
climb on the bandwagon v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] because it is popular) | a urma calea turmei vb. |
| If you believe in the cause, great, but don't just jump on the bandwagon. |
| jump out vi | figurative (be very noticeable) | a ieși în evidență loc.vb. |
| It really jumps out at you. |
| jump out vi + adv | (leap from hiding) | a ieși din ascunzătoare expr.vb. |
| He jumped out from his hideout. |
| jump over vtr | (leap across) | a sări peste vb.intranz. |
| Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. (Children's rhyme) |
| jump rope n | US (skipping rope) | coarda s.f. |
| Little girls like to play with jump ropes. |
jump rope,
skip rope vtr + n | US (skip: with a rope) | a sări coarda loc.vb. |
| Boxers jump rope to improve their stamina and rhythm. |
| jump shot n | (basketball: ball thrown at basket at height of jump) | aruncare din săritură s.f. |
| His excellent jump shot allowed him to score against much taller defenders. |
| jump the gun v expr | (runner: start too soon) (sport) | a lua startul înainte de darea semnalului loc.vb. |
| a fura startul loc.vb. |
| The runner jumped the gun and all the runners had to return for another start. |
| jump the gun v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] too soon) | a porni înainte de darea semnalului |
| Don't jump the gun; it's best to live with someone a year before getting married. |
| jump up vi + adv | (leap to one's feet) | a sări în sus vb.intranz. |
| He jumped up and seized me by the hand. |
| jump-start [sth]⇒ vtr | (vehicle: start with jumper cables) (cu cabluri de curent) | a porni motorul loc.vb. |
jumper cables (US),
jump leads (UK) npl | (jump leads for starting a vehicle) | cablu s.n. |
| Every motorist should have jumper cables and flares in their auto emergency kit. |
jumpsuit,
jump suit n | (pilot's all-in-one garment) | combinezon de zbor s.n. |
| The pilot put on his jumpsuit and climbed into the cockpit for takeoff. |
jumpsuit,
jump suit n | (women's all-in-one garment) | combinezon s.n. |
| furou s.n. |
| I think I'm going to buy this jumpsuit; it's really cute! |
long jump (UK),
broad jump (US) n | (athletics competition) | săritură în lungime s.f. |
| It was during the Olympics that she broke the world long jump record. |
| In high school I was on the track and field team and participated in the long jump. |
quantum jump,
quantum leap n | (physics: abrupt change in energy level of electron) | salt cuantic s.n. |
quantum jump,
quantum leap n | figurative (huge advance) | salt de proporții s.n. |
| queue-jump⇒ vi | UK, informal (go in front of others waiting) | a se băga în față expr. |
| a sări rândul loc.vb. |
| queue-jump vi | UK, figurative, informal (receive unfair advantage) | a fi defavorizat, a fi dezavantajat vb.intranz. |
| triple jump n | (athletics event) | săritură triplă s.f. |
| Someone has just beaten the world triple jump record. |
