bondir

bondir [bɔ̃diʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verb

   a. ( = sauter) [homme, animal] to jump up

• bondir de joie to jump for joy

• cela me fait bondir ! (inf) it makes my blood boil! (inf)

   b. ( = sursauter) to start

   c. ( = se précipiter) il a bondi vers moi he rushed towards me

• bondir sur sa proie to pounce on one's prey

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bɔ̃diʀ

verbe intransitif

1) (sauter) [personne, animal, flamme, torrent] to leap

bondir de joie — to jump for joy

2) (s'élancer)

bondir sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to pounce on somebody/something

3) (gambader) [animal] to leap about

4) (s'indigner) to react furiously, to hit the roof (colloq)

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bɔ̃diʀ vi

to leap

bondir de joie fig — to jump for joy

bondir de colère fig — to be hopping mad

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bondir verb table: finir vi

1 (sauter) [personne, animal, cœur, flamme, torrent] to leap; bondir de joie to jump for joy; bondir de surprise/frayeur to start with surprise/fright;

2 (s'élancer) bondir sur qn/qch to pounce on sb/sth; bondir vers qn/qch to rush to sb/sth;

3 (gambader) [animal] to leap about;

4 (s'indigner) to react furiously, to hit the roof○; ça m'a fait bondir I was absolutely furious ou hopping mad○ (about it); bondir d'indignation to be outraged; bondir de colère to fly into a rage;

5 (augmenter) [prix, devise] to soar, to rocket○; faire bondir les prix to send prices soaring; bondir de 17% to jump 17%.

[bɔ̃dir] verbe intransitif

1. [sauter] to bounce, to bound, to leap (up)

bondir de : bondir de joie to leap for joy

bondir sur [pour importuner, semoncer] to pounce on

faire bondir [d'indignation, de colère] : ça va le faire bondir he'll hit the roof, he'll go mad

2. [courir] to dash, to rush

quand il a appris l'accident, il a bondi jusqu'à l'hôpital/chez elle when he heard about the accident, he rushed (over) to the hospital/her place