gallop
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the…The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
» I saw a horse galloping toward me.
Ich sah ein Pferd auf mich zu galoppieren. — Wolf
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4 sensesThe fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
Galopp
гало́пgalóp
a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
An act or instance of going or running rapidly.
An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.
A gallop rhythm: \drums{\repeat unfold4{wbl8wbh16 16
Examples
34 sentencesI saw a horse galloping toward me.
deIch sah ein Pferd auf mich zu galoppieren. — Wolf
We galloped our horses over the hill.
Tom urged his horse into a gallop.
deTom drängte sein Pferd in einen Galopp. — ElClonguero
I've galloped for three days only to tell you that I could not care less for you.
Три дні я гналася за вами, аби сказати, як мені до вас байдуже. — hectorvk
ruТри дня я гналась за вами, чтобы сказать вам, как вы мне безразличны. — hectorvk
The horse gallops over the meadow.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English galopen (“to gallop”), from Old French galoper (compare modern FrenchFrom Middle English galopen (“to gallop”), from Old French galoper (compare modern French galoper), from Frankish *wala hlaupan (“to run well”), from *wala (“well”) + *hlaupan (“to run”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *klaup-, *klaub- (“to spring, stumble”). Possibly also derived from a deverbal of Frankish *walhlaup (“battle run”) from *wal (“battlefield”) from a Proto-Germanic word meaning "dead, victim, slain" from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“death in battle, killed in battle”) + *hlaup (“course, track”) from *hlaupan (“to run”).
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