brinco

m.

jump.

el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice

en un brinco (figurative) in a second, quickly

se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat

pegar o dar un brinco to jump, to give a start

daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brincar.

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brinco

► nombre masculino

1 (de cabra) skip, hop; (de pájaro) hop; (de persona) leap, bound

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un brinco to skip, hop

dar brincos to jump up and down

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noun m.

jump, leap

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SM (=salto) [gen] jump, leap; [al correr] skip

de o en un brinco — at one bound

dar brincos — to hop (about), jump (about)

pegar un brinco — to jump, give a start

- a brincos

- ¿para qué son tantos brincos estando el suelo parejo?

- quitar los brincos a algn

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masculino jump, leap, bound

pegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright

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= hopping, hop, skip, jump.

Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

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masculino jump, leap, bound

pegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright

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= hopping, hop, skip, jump.

Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

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brinco

masculine

jump, leap, bound

subió los escalones de un brinco he went up the steps in one leap o bound

se despertó de un brinco he woke up with a start

pegó or dio un brinco del susto (fam); he jumped with fright

entró dando brincos de alegría she came in jumping for o leaping with joy

en un brinco or dos brincos (fam); in a jiffy (colloq), in a tick o two ticks (colloq)

Compuesto:

brinco de cojito

(Méx fam) hop

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Del verbo brincar: (conjugate brincar)

brinco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

brincó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
brincar    
brinco
brincar (conjugate brincar) verbo intransitivo [niño] to jump up and down;
[cordero] to gambol, skip around;
[liebre] to hop;

◊ brinco de alegría to jump for joy

verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹valla/obstáculo› to jump
brinco sustantivo masculino
jump, leap, bound;
pegó or dio un brinco del susto (fam) he jumped with fright
brincar verbo intransitivo to skip
brinco sustantivo masculino skip
♦ Locuciones: dar brincos de alegría, to jump with joy

'brinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salto
English:
bound
- hop
- jump
- leap
- skip
- spring

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brinco nm

jump;

se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat;

pegar o [m5]dar un brinco to jump, to give a start;

daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy;

el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice;

Comp

en un brinco in a second, quickly;

Comp

Méx Fam

ponerse al brinco: mi padre se me puso al brinco porque anoche llegué muy tarde my father came down on me like a ton of bricks because I came in late last night;

Comp

Ven

quitar los brincos a alguien to bring sb down a peg (or two)

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brinco

m fam

leap, bound;

dar brincos jump up and down;

dar o

pegar un brinco fig jump, start

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brinco nm

1) salto: jump, leap, skip

2)

pegar un brinco : to give a start, to jump

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brinco n jump