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It was like handling a corpse that had leaped out of the grave and now wanted back.
Era como abrazar un cadáver que hubiera saltado fuera de la tumba pero que ahora quería volver.
It could easily have leaped out of sight, she thought, but it didn’t.
El animalillo podría haber saltado fácilmente fuera de su vista, pensó, pero no lo hizo.
In which case I shall have merely leaped out of the frying pan into the fire.
En cuyo caso, simplemente, sólo habré saltado de la sartén para caer en el fuego.
I knew she was as soon as she told me the men leaped out of their car to attack her.
Lo supe en cuanto me dijo que los hombres habían saltado del coche para atacarla.
If she had not had him so firmly by the arm, he might have leaped out the window.
Si no lo hubiese tenido firmemente sujeto por el brazo, Haze habría saltado por la ventana.
You felt as if a nail hidden in your pocket had leaped out and ambushed you, stabbing the back of your hand.
Tuviste la sensación de que un clavo escondido en tu bolsillo había saltado por sorpresa y se había hundido en el dorso de tu mano.
It was good of him to come but if Dad had seen him he would have leaped out of that coffin and thrown what’s-his-name in his place instead.
Estuvo bien que viniera, pero si papá lo hubiese visto habría saltado de ese maldito ataúd y lo habría metido a él en su lugar.
As debris pummeled him, he wondered if the driver of the van had leaped out as the man on the passenger's side had done .
Mientras los fragmentos caían a su alrededor, Sandy se preguntó si el conductor de la furgoneta habría saltado al igual que el hombre que viajaba a su lado.
shouted I, with something between a scream and a cheer. I heard answering shouts from the people in the water about me. I could have leaped out of the water with that momentary exultation.
Oí los gritos de júbilo de los que me rodeaban y en ese momento hubiera saltado del agua a causa de la alegría.
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