saltarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for saltarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.saltar VB intr

1.1. saltar:

saltar (brincar)

to jump

saltar (más alto, más lejos)

to leap

saltar a la cuerda o Spain a la comba o Chil al cordel

to jump rope Am

saltar a la cuerda o Spain a la comba o Chil al cordel

to skip Brit

saltaban de (la) alegría

they were jumping for joy

tuve que saltar por encima de las cajas

I had to jump over the boxes

saltó de la silla

he leapt o jumped up out of his chair

los cachorros saltaban juguetones a su alrededor

the puppies romped playfully around her

miraba saltar las truchas en el río

he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con o en una pierna

to hop

están dispuestos a saltar por encima de todo para conseguirlo

they're prepared to go to any lengths o they'll stop at nothing to get it

1.2. saltar (en atletismo):

saltar

to jump

saltó casi seis metros

he jumped nearly six meters

para clasificarse tendrá que saltar 1, 85m

to qualify he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

1.3. saltar:

saltar pelota:

to bounce

saltar párpado:

to twitch

1.4. saltar (lanzarse):

saltar

to jump

saltó del tren en marcha

she jumped from the moving train

saltar en paracaídas

to parachute

saltó desde una ventana/desde un tercer piso

he jumped from a window/the third floor

al saltar a tierra se hizo daño

she hurt herself jumping to the ground

echó una carrera y saltó al otro lado del río

he took a run and jumped o leapt over the river

¿sabes saltar del trampolín?

can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío

he leapt into space

saltar sobre alg./algo

to jump on sb/sth

dos individuos saltaron sobre él y le robaron la cartera

two people jumped on him and stole his wallet

la pantera saltó sobre su presa

the panther jumped o leapt o sprang on its prey

2.1. saltar (aparecer) (saltar a algo):

ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego

the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales

is now on release at commercial theaters Am

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales

is now on release at commercial cinemas Brit

cuatro nombres saltan de inmediato a la memoria

four names immediately spring to mind

salta a la vista que están descontentos

it's patently obvious o quite clear that they're unhappy

la noticia saltó a la primera página de los periódicos

the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

2.2. saltar (pasar):

saltar de algo a algo

to jump from sth to sth

el disco ha saltado del cuarto al primer puesto

the record has jumped from number four to number one

saltaba de una idea a otra

she was jumping about o skipping from one idea to the next

3.1. saltar:

saltar botón:

to come off

saltar botón:

to pop off

saltar chispas:

to fly

saltar aceite:

to spit

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo

he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

agitó la botella y el corcho saltó

he shook the bottle and the cork popped out

han saltado los plomos o fusibles o CSur tapones

the fuses have blown

hacer saltar la banca

to break the bank

3.2. saltar (romperse):

saltar vaso/cristal:

to shatter

se cayó y saltó en mil pedazos

it fell and shattered into a thousand pieces

3.3. saltar (estallar):

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires

the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita

they blew up the building with dynamite

4.1. saltar inf (enojarse):

saltar

to lose one's temper

saltar

to get angry

salta por nada

he loses his temper o gets angry for no reason

4.2. saltar inf (decir, soltar):

saltar

to retort

—eso no es verdad —saltó Julián

that's not true, Julián retorted

(saltar con algo) saltó con una serie de insultos

he came out with o let fly with a stream of insults

¿y ahora saltas con que no te interesa?

and now you suddenly say that you're not interested?

estar a la que salta inf este siempre está a la que salta (alerta a las oportunidades)

he never misses a trick inf

estar a la que salta este siempre está a la que salta (listo a criticar)

he never misses an opportunity o a chance to criticize

5. saltar inf (perder un empleo):

saltar

to get the shove inf

saltar

to get the chop inf

II.saltar VB trans

1.1. saltar obstáculo/valla/zanja:

saltar

to jump

saltar

to jump over

saltar (apoyándose)

to vault

saltar (apoyándose)

to vault over

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla por segunda vez

the horse refused the fence for the second time

no se puede saltar la ficha del contrario

you are not allowed to jump over your opponent's piece

1.2. saltar (omitir):

saltar pregunta/página

to skip

saltar pregunta/página

to miss out

saltar publicidad

skip advertising

me saltó al pasar lista

he missed me out when he was taking the register

2. saltar CSur FOOD (saltear, freír):

saltar

to sauté

saltar

to lightly fry

3. saltar Chil diente/loza:

saltar

to chip

III.saltarse VB vpr

1.1. saltarse (omitir):

saltarse línea/palabra/página

to skip

no es bueno saltarse así una comida

it's not good to miss o skip a meal like that

1.2. saltarse:

saltarse semáforo/stop

to jump

saltarse leyes

to bypass

saltarse leyes

to circumvent

2. saltarse:

saltarse botón:

to come off

saltarse botón:

to pop off

saltarse pintura:

to chip

se le ha saltado el esmalte

the varnish has chipped

se le saltaron las lágrimas

tears sprang to her eyes

se le saltaron las lágrimas

her eyes filled with tears

See also torera

torera N f

torera

bolero (worn by bullfighters)

saltarse algo a la torera inf

to flout o disregard sth

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saltarse algo a la torera inf

to flout o disregard sth

brincarse o saltarse la cola Mex

to push in inf

brincarse o saltarse la cola Mex

to cut the line Am

brincarse o saltarse la cola Mex

to jump the queue Brit

Translations for saltarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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queue-jump

saltarse a cola

queue-jump

saltarse

run through signals

saltarse

to jump the queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf

to cut in line Am

saltarse or brincarse la cola Mex inf

miss out line/paragraph

saltarse

to skip over sth

saltarse algo

skip page/chapter

saltarse

to drive a coach and horses through sth

saltarse algo a la torera

saltarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saltarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.saltar VB intr

1. saltar:

saltar (botar)

to jump

saltar (chispas)

to fly up

saltar por los aires

to blow up

saltar por los aires fig

to get furious

saltar de alegría

to jump for joy

saltar a la cuerda

to skip

saltar a la pata coja

to hop (on one leg)

saltar en pedazos

to break into pieces

los jugadores saltaron al terreno de juego

the players ran out onto the pitch [or the field Am]

2. saltar (lanzarse):

saltar

to jump

saltar al agua

to jump into the water

saltar con paracaídas

to make a parachute jump

3. saltar:

saltar (explotar)

to explode

saltar (costura)

to burst

saltar (los plomos)

to blow

4. saltar (picarse):

saltar

to explode

5. saltar (irrumpir):

saltar

to come out

6. saltar:

saltar (trabajo)

to be promoted rapidly

saltar (ser destituido)

to be kicked out

7. saltar (desprenderse):

saltar

to come off

Phrases:

estar a la que salta

to look out for an opportunity

II.saltar VB trans

1. saltar (movimiento):

saltar

to jump (over)

2. saltar (animal):

saltar

to cover

III.saltar VB refl saltarse

1. saltar (ley, norma):

saltarse

to break

2. saltar (línea, párrafo):

saltarse

to miss out

saltarse

to skip

3. saltar (desprenderse):

saltarse

to come off

se me saltó un botón

one of my buttons came off

se me saltaron las lágrimas

my eyes filled with tears

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

saltarse algo a la torera inf

to blatantly ignore sth

Translations for saltarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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miss out

saltarse

short-circuit

saltarse

jump

saltarse

skip

saltarse

miss

saltarse

run red light

saltar(se) (en rojo)

saltarse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

saltarse algo a la torera inf

to blatantly ignore sth