salto

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) jump, leap
2. (masculine) heel (part of shoe)
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of salto-alto (“high heels”)
4. (masculine) waterfall

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of saltar

saltar

1. (intransitive) to leap; to jump
2. (Portugal, transitive) to skip
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to jump (to change in value suddenly and greatly)
4. (figuratively, intransitive) to be evident

Read more

Concepts

leap

jump

heel

spring

bounce

bound

hop

waterfall

saltation

takeoff

vault

jumping

breakthrough

capriole

cascade

hurdle

bob

leaping

plunging

start

Synonyms

pulo

cascata

cachoeira

tacão

lúpulo

talão

queda-d'água

salto de sapato

queda d'água

pulinho

Translations

saut

Sprung

salto

salto

sprong

salt

bond

πήδημα

άλμα

tacón

talon

Absatz

Wasserfall

taló

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsaw.tu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: saltus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese salto, from Latin saltus.

Sentences

Do bem ao mal , há apenas um pequeno salto .

From good to evil, there is only a small leap.

Um skatista completa um salto enquanto outro homem o registra .

A skateboarder completes a jump while another man records it.

Um ciclista está realizando um salto enquanto outros ciclistas aguardam e assistem .

A cyclist is performing a jump while other cyclists wait and watch.