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springboard
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spring·board  (sprngbôrd, -brd)
n.
1. Sports
a. A flexible board mounted on a fulcrum with one end secured, used by gymnasts to gain momentum, as in vaulting.
b. See diving board.
2. Something that helps to launch a career or activity.

springboard [ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a flexible board, usually projecting low over the water, used for diving
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) a similar board used for gaining height or momentum in gymnastics
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) Austral and NZ a board inserted into the trunk of a tree at some height above the ground on which a lumberjack stands to chop down the tree
4. anything that serves as a point of departure or initiation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.springboard - a flexible board for jumping upwardspringboard - a flexible board for jumping upward
board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
diving board - a springboard from which swimmers can dive
2.springboard - a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Translations
springboard [ˈsprɪŋbɔːd]
A. Ntrampolín m (fig) → plataforma f de lanzamiento
B. CPD springboard dive Nsalto m de trampolín
springboard [ˈsprɪŋbɔːrd] n
(in gym)tremplin m; (in swimming pool)plongeoir m, tremplin m
(fig)tremplin m
a springboard for sth → un tremplin pour qch
to be the springboard for sth → servir de tremplin pour qch, servir de tremplin à qch
a springboard to sth → un tremplin vers qch
spring chicken n (humorous) to be no spring chicken → ne pas être un poulet de l'année
spring-clean [ˈsprɪŋkliːn]
ngrand nettoyage m (de printemps)
[ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] vt [+ house] → nettoyer de fond en comble
vifaire un grand nettoyage (de printemps)
spring-cleaning [ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn ɪŋ] ngrand nettoyage m (de printemps)
to do the spring-cleaning → faire le grand nettoyage
spring equinox néquinoxe f de printemps
spring greens npl (British)jeunes choux mpl
spring-loaded [ˌsprɪŋˈləʊdɪd] adjà ressorts
spring onion n (British)oignon m vert, oignon m nouveau
spring roll nnem m, pâté m impérial
spring tide ngrande marée f
springboard [ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd] ntrampolino


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