Take a run-up and jump over the fence.
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Run-up
Synonyms for "run-up" (2 found)
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23 translations across 11 languages.
Dutch
4 entries- aanloop noun ((cricket) the approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball)
- aanloop noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
- aanloop noun (period of time just before an important event)
- stijging noun (an increase in the value or amount of something)
Finnish
3 entries- nousu noun (an increase in the value or amount of something)
- vauhdinotto noun ((cricket) the approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball)
- vauhdinotto noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
German
3 entries- Anlauf noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
- Anstieg noun (an increase in the value or amount of something)
- Vorfeld noun (period of time just before an important event)
Hungarian
1 entries- nekifutás noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Irish
1 entries- ruthag noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Italian
1 entries- rincorsa noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tilløp noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- tillaup noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
- tilløp noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Persian
1 entries- آستانه noun (period of time just before an important event)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zálet noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
- зáлет noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
Spanish
3 entries- espacio previo noun (the approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum)
- periodo previo noun (period of time just before an important event)
- período anterior noun (period of time just before an important event)
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In the run-up to one of the busiest periods of the year, the drivers are threatening to disrupt supply chains if the Spanish government does not meet its demands, which include safer rest areas and a ban on requiring truckers to load and unload goods.
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The plight of child migrants in Spain is being highlighted once again, this time in the run-up to a possible snap election later this year that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who leads a fragile minority government, may decide to call.
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Jasprit Bumrah has the most unique run-up in the history of cricket.
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