quantum leap dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de quantum leap dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

quantum leap SUBST PHYS

quantum leap

saut m quantique

quantum leap fig

bond m prodigieux

Traductions de quantum leap dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

quantum <pl quanta> [GB ˈkwɒntəm, Am ˈkwɑn(t)əm] SUBST

quantum

quantum m

quantum épith mechanics, number, optics, statistics

quantique

I.leap [GB liːp, Am lip] SUBST

1. leap litt (gen):

leap

saut m

leap

bond m

leap SPORT

saut m

to take a leap

sauter, faire un saut

in or at one leap

d'un bond

2. leap (big step):

leap fig

bond m (en avant)

a great leap forward in sth

un grand bond en avant en qc

to make the leap from journalist to novelist

faire le saut du journalisme au roman

it requires a leap of the imagination

cela réclame un grand effort d'imagination

‘a giant leap for mankind’

‘un pas de géant pour l'humanité’

3. leap (in price, demand):

leap

bond m (in dans)

II.leap <prét, ppas leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [GB liːp, Am lip] VERBE trans

1. leap (jump over):

leap hedge, chasm

franchir [qc] d'un bond

2. leap person:

to leap three metres

sauter trois mètres

3. leap rider horse:

leap

faire sauter (over au dessus de)

III.leap <prét, ppas leapt, leaped [liːpt, lept]> [GB liːp, Am lip] VERBE intr

1. leap person, animal:

leap

bondir, sauter

to leap out of the bath/to the phone

bondir or sauter hors de son bain/sur le téléphone

to leap to one's feet

se lever d'un bond

to leap across or over sth

franchir qc d'un bond

to leap out of bed

sauter du lit

to leap to safety

sauter pour sauver sa vie

to leap up the stairs

monter l'escalier quatre à quatre

to leap to sb's defence fig

bondir au secours de qn

2. leap fig heart:

leap

bondir (with de)

her mind leaped back to her childhood

son enfance lui est revenue brutalement à l'esprit

the narrative leaps forward to 1950

le récit saute à 1950

the words leaped off the page at him

les mots lui ont sauté aux yeux

3. leap price, profit, charge, stock market:

leap

grimper (by de)

IV.leap [GB liːp, Am lip]

look before you leap prov

il faut réfléchir avant d'agir

to come on in leaps and bounds

faire des progrès à pas de géant

quantum leap dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de quantum leap dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

quantum leap SUBST fig

quantum leap

pas m de géant

Traductions de quantum leap dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

quantum <quanta> [ˈkwɒntəm, Am ˈkwɑ:nt̬əm] SUBST PHYS

quantum

quantum m

I.leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VERBE intr

leap

sauter

to leap over sb/sth

sauter par-dessus qn/qc

to leap with joy

sauter de joie

II.leap <leapt, leapt [or Am leaped, leaped]> [li:p] VERBE trans

leap

sauter par-dessus

leap horse

faire sauter

III.leap [li:p] SUBST

leap a. fig:

leap

bond m

to take a leap

se jeter

Idiomes/Tournures:

to do sth by leaps and bounds

faire qc rapidement

a leap in the dark

un pas dans l'inconnu

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

It is also known as atomic transition, quantum jump, or quantum leap.

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Modern day quantum mechanics is sometimes seen as violating the principle, with its idea of a quantum leap.

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In the 20th century you can see a quantum leap in multinational cooperation compared to the 19th century.

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This was a quantum leap from his early methods where one fully trained worker could do only 10 assays per week.

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Internally of course, it was a quantum leap ahead.

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Although changes of quantum state occur on the submicroscopic level, in popular discourse, the term quantum leap refers to a large increase.

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This project will represent a quantum leap in the history of the village and will bring back its old fame.

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He also noticed that, the tiny dimension of the silver droplets would enhance the image resolution of the iconoscope by a quantum leap.

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