hop

hop
hop [hɒp]
1. noun
[of person, animal] saut m ; [of bird] sautillement m
• to catch sb on the hop prendre qn au dépourvu
• it's a short hop from Paris to Brussels il n'y a qu'un saut de Paris à Bruxelles
2. plural noun
hops ( = plant) houblon m
3. intransitive verb
[person] (on one foot) sauter à cloche-pied ; ( = jump) sauter ; [bird] sautiller
• hop in! (in vehicle) montez !
• he hopped out of bed il a sauté du lit
• he hopped onto a plane for London il a attrapé un avion pour Londres
4. transitive verb
• to hop it (inf) (British) ficher le camp (inf)
• hop it! (inf) (British) fiche le camp ! (inf)
* * *
[hɒp] 1.
noun
1) (movement) (of frog, rabbit, child) bond m; (of bird) sautillement m
2) (colloq) (journey)

a short hop — un saut (de puce)

3) (colloq) (dance) bal m (populaire)
2.
hops plural noun (crop) houblon m [U]
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (jump over) franchir [quelque chose] d'un bond [fence]
2) (colloq) US (board) sauter dans [flight, train, bus]
4.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (jump) [person] sauter

to hop off a wall — sauter d'un mur

to hop up and down with rage — trépigner de rage

2) (on one leg) sauter à cloche-pied

to hop up the path — monter le sentier à cloche-pied

3) [animal] sauter; [bird] sautiller

a rabbit hopped across the road — un lapin traversa la route en quelques bonds

4) (move speedily)

to hop into bed/off a bus — sauter dans son lit/d'un bus

hop in! — (into car) vas-y, monte!

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to be hopping mad — (colloq) être fou furieux/folle furieuse

to catch somebody on the hop — (colloq) GB prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu

to hop it — (colloq) GB déguerpir (colloq)

to keep somebody on the hop — (colloq) GB maintenir quelqu'un sous pression


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