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überspringen

to jump over / clear (a hurdle, bar)

verb ue-ber-SHPRING-en Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Also means

to skip (a step, stage)

Usage Note

überspringen in athletics means to leap over a bar, hurdle, or obstacle: eine Höhe von zwei Metern überspringen (clear two metres). In everyday speech it means to skip or bypass: ein Kapitel überspringen (skip a chapter). Note the inseparable prefix über- in the athletics sense.

Examples

"Sie übersprang die Latte mit einer Höhe von 1,95 Metern mühelos."

Natural Translation

She cleared the bar at a height of 1.95 metres effortlessly.

Literal Translation

She over-sprang the bar with a height of 1.95 metres effortlessly.

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