What does bond in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bond in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bond in French.

The word bond in French means leap, leap, leap forward, in one bound, in one leap, stand up, take a backwards step, make a leap forward, James Bond, take the ball and run with it, seize, seize the opportunity, leap up, jump up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bond

leap

nom masculin (saut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sauterelles se déplacent en faisant des bonds.
Grasshoppers move by making leaps.

leap

nom masculin (figuré (augmentation) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prix du pain a fait un bond depuis le passage à l'euro.
There's been a leap in the price of bread since the change to the euro.

leap forward

nom masculin (progrès rapide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in one bound, in one leap

locution adjectivale (vivement, d'un saut)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le chat attrape la souris d'un seul bond.

stand up

locution verbale (manquer à un engagement) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Je devais la voir à 10 heures mais elle m'a fait faux bond. Je suis désolé de te faire faux bond comme ça au dernier moment mais ma fille est malade et je dois rester à la maison pour la garder.

take a backwards step

locution verbale (perdre un acquis) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make a leap forward

locution verbale (technologie : faire un grand progrès) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

James Bond

nom propre masculin (agent secret fictif) (fictional spy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alain a vu tous les films de James Bond.

take the ball and run with it

locution verbale (figuré (saisir l'occasion) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

seize

locution verbale (figuré (profiter de l'occasion)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

seize the opportunity

locution verbale (figuré (profiter d'une occasion)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

leap up, jump up

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