No. 8,618 in Spanish
saltó
"Saltó" means "he/she/it jumped" or "you (formal) jumped."
In a sentence
Él saltó sobre el charco.
He jumped over the puddle.
The word 'saltó' here is the past tense of the verb 'saltar', indicating a completed action of jumping.
Ella se asustó tanto que saltó del susto.
She got so scared that she jumped from fright.
In this case, 'saltó' again uses the past tense of 'saltar', illustrating a physical reaction to being startled.
El tema saltó a la conversación de repente.
The topic abruptly came up in the conversation.
'Saltó' is used metaphorically to mean something emerged or appeared suddenly, showing a non-physical application of 'saltar'.
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