skip

US /skɪp/
UK /skɪp/
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saltar, brincar

move by stepping lightly and quickly, hopping from one foot to the other

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The children were skipping happily down the street.
Los niños estaban saltando alegremente por la calle.
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She learned to skip rope in kindergarten.
Ella aprendió a saltar la cuerda en el jardín de infancia.
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hopboundleapspringbounce
2.

saltar, omitir

omit or miss out (something, especially a stage in a sequence or a portion of a text)

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I decided to skip breakfast today.
Decidí saltarme el desayuno hoy.
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You can skip the introduction and go straight to chapter two.
Puedes saltarte la introducción e ir directamente al capítulo dos.
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omitmissbypassneglectdisregard
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salto, brinco

a light, bounding step

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She walked with a light skip in her step.
Caminaba con un ligero salto en su paso.
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He gave a little skip of joy.
Dio un pequeño salto de alegría.
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hopboundleapspringbounce
2.

salto, omisión

an act of omitting or missing out something

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There was a skip in the recording.
Hubo un salto en la grabación.
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He made a quick skip over the difficult part of the lesson.
Hizo un rápido salto sobre la parte difícil de la lección.
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omissiondeletiongaplapse
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