leap year

1. A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

   Schaltjahr

   високо́сный годvisokósnyj god

   пере́ступний рікperéstupnyj rik, високо́сний рікvysokósnyj rik

   a calendar year with an extra day added in February

2. (broadly)Any other year featuring intercalation, such as a year in a lunisolar calendar with 13 months instead of 12, used to maintain its alignment with the seasons of the solar year.

1. How many days are there in a leap year?

   Скільки днів у високосному році? — deniko

   deWie viele Tage hat ein Schaltjahr? — Rovo

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2. Next year is a leap year.

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3. Leap years come every four years.

   ruВисокосный год бывает раз в четыре года. — Wezel

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4. When is the next leap year?

   ruКогда следующий високосный год? — Wezel

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5. Except for leap years, February has only 28 days.

   ruЗа исключением високосного года, в феврале только 28 дней. — odexed

   deAußer in Schaltjahren hat der Februar nur achtundzwanzig Tage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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