leapfrog

• Sustantivo que designa un juego infantil en el que los jugadores saltan por turnos por encima de otros, o bien una estrategia de avance que consiste en superar obstáculos o rebasar a los competidores saltando etapas.

A noun referring to a children's game where players take turns leaping over each other, or a strategy of advancing by overcoming obstacles or bypassing competitors.

1. Children's gameA2informal

   A game in which one player bends down and another player leaps over them.

   El burro (juego infantil)

   • The children played leapfrog in the park.
   • Leapfrog is a popular game among young kids.
   • They took turns jumping over each other in leapfrog.

2. Advancement by skipping stagesB2formal

   A method of advancing by skipping over intermediate stages or competitors.

   Avance por saltos

   • The company used a leapfrog strategy to overtake its rivals.
   • Technological leapfrog allowed the country to skip landline phones and go straight to mobile.
   • The startup achieved a leapfrog in development by adopting new methods.

   Sinónimosjumpleap

• Verbo que significa saltar por encima de algo o de alguien en un juego, o avanzar o superar etapas o posiciones en un proceso o competición.

A verb meaning to jump over something in a game or to advance or bypass stages in a process or competition.

1. Jump acrossB1informal

   To jump over something, especially in a game where one person bends down and another jumps over them.

   Saltar por encima (en el juego del burro)

   • The children were leapfrogging over each other in the yard.
   • He leapfrogged over the low wall to get to the other side.
   • They spent the afternoon leapfrogging across the playground.

   Sinónimoshurdlevault

2. Progress by large jumpsB2formal

   To advance or develop quickly by skipping intermediate stages or steps.

   avanzar a saltos

   • The company leapfrogged its competitors by adopting new technology.
   • She leapfrogged from a junior position to a senior manager role.
   • The country leapfrogged into the digital age without building traditional infrastructure.

   Sinónimosboundjumpleaprocketsoarsurge