spring

spring

 (sprĭng)

v. sprang (sprăng) or sprung (sprŭng), sprung, spring·ing, springs

v.intr.

1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap: The goat sprang over the log.

2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring: I let the branch spring forward. The door sprang shut.

3. To start doing something suddenly: The firefighters sprang into action.

4.

a. To appear or come into being quickly: New businesses are springing up rapidly.

b. To issue or emerge suddenly: A cry sprang from her lips. A thought springs to mind.

c. To arise from a source; develop: Their frustration springs from a misunderstanding. See Synonyms at stem¹.

5. To extend or curve upward, as a rafter or arch.

6. To become warped, split, or cracked. Used of wood.

7. To move out of place; come loose, as parts of a mechanism.

8. Slang To buy something or pay an expense: He offered to spring for the dinner.

v.tr.

1. To cause to leap, dart, or come forth suddenly: The hound sprang a quail.

2. To release from a checked or inoperative position: spring a trap.

3. To present or disclose unexpectedly or suddenly: "He sprung on the world this novel approach to political journalism" (Curtis Wilkie).

4. Slang To cause to be released from prison or other confinement.

5.

a. To cause to warp, split, or crack, as a mast.

b. To have (a mast, for example) warp, split, or crack.

n.

1. An elastic device, such as a coil of wire, that regains its original shape after being compressed or extended.

2.

a. Elasticity; resilience: a mattress with a lot of spring.

b. Energetic bounce: a spring to one's step.

3. The act or an instance of jumping or leaping.

4. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil: the spring of a bow.

5. A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.

6. A source, beginning, or motive: "The giver herself may not be perfectly clear about the springs of her action" (Margaret Visser).

7.

a. The season of the year between winter and summer, during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice and popularly considered to include the months of March, April, and May. In the Southern Hemisphere austral spring includes September, October, and November.

b. A time of growth and renewal.

8. A warping, bending, or cracking, as that caused by excessive force.

9. Architecture The point at which an arch or vault rises from its support.

adj.

1. Of or acting like a spring; resilient.

2. Having or supported by springs: a spring mattress.

3.

a. Relating to or occurring in spring: spring showers; spring planting.

b. Grown during the season of spring: spring crops.

Idiom:

spring a leak

To start leaking suddenly: The boat sprang a leak. My balloon has sprung a leak.

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[Middle English springen, from Old English springan. N., Middle English springe, from Old English spring, wellspring.]

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spring

(sprɪŋ)

vb, springs, springing, sprang, sprung or sprung

1. to move or cause to move suddenly upwards or forward in a single motion

2. to release or be released from a forced position by elastic force: the bolt sprang back.

3. (tr) to leap or jump over

4. (intr) to come, issue, or arise suddenly

5. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of a part of a mechanism, etc) to jump out of place

6. to make (wood, etc) warped or split or (of wood, etc) to become warped or split

7. to happen or cause to happen unexpectedly: to spring a surprise; the boat sprung a leak.

8. (intr) to develop or originate: the idea sprang from a chance meeting.

9. (usually foll by: from) to be descended: he sprang from peasant stock.

10. (often foll by: up) to come into being or appear suddenly: factories springing up.

11. (Hunting) (tr) (of a gun dog) to rouse (game) from cover

12. (Hunting) (intr) (of game or quarry) to start or rise suddenly from cover

13. (intr) to appear to have a strong upward movement: the beam springs away from the pillar.

14. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to explode (a mine) or (of a mine) to explode

15. (tr) to provide with a spring or springs

16. (tr) informal to arrange the escape of (someone) from prison

17. (intr) archaic or poetic (of daylight or dawn) to begin to appear

n

18. the act or an instance of springing

19. a leap, jump, or bound

20.

a. the quality of resilience; elasticity

b. (as modifier): spring steel.

21. the act or an instance of moving rapidly back from a position of tension

22. (Physical Geography)

a. a natural outflow of ground water, as forming the source of a stream

b. (as modifier): spring water.

23. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. a device, such as a coil or strip of steel, that stores potential energy when it is compressed, stretched, or bent and releases it when the restraining force is removed

b. (as modifier): a spring mattress.

24. a structural defect such as a warp or bend

25. (Physical Geography)

a. (sometimes capital) the season of the year between winter and summer, astronomically from the March equinox to the June solstice in the N hemisphere and from the September equinox to the December solstice in the S hemisphere

b. (as modifier): spring showers. vernal

26. the earliest or freshest time of something

27. a source or origin

28. (Cricket) one of a set of strips of rubber, steel, etc, running down the inside of the handle of a cricket bat, hockey stick, etc

29. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) one of a set of strips of rubber, steel, etc, running down the inside of the handle of a cricket bat, hockey stick, etc

30. (Nautical Terms) nautical Also called: spring line a mooring line, usually one of a pair that cross amidships

31. (Zoology) a flock of teal

32. (Architecture) architect another name for springing

[Old English springan; related to Old Norse springa, Old High German springan, Sanskrit sprhayati he desires, Old Slavonic pragu grasshopper]

ˈspringless adj

ˈspringˌlike adj

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spring

(sprɪŋ)

v. sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; spring•ing; v.i.

1. to rise, leap, or move suddenly and swiftly: a tiger about to spring.

2. to be released suddenly from a constrained position: The door sprang open.

3. to issue forth suddenly or forcefully: Oil sprang from the well.

4. to come into being; arise: Industries sprang up in the suburbs.

5. to have as one's birth or lineage: to spring from seafaring folk.

6. to extend upward.

7. to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch.

8. to occur suddenly: An objection sprang to mind.

9. to become bent or warped.

v.t.

10. to cause to spring.

11. to cause the sudden operation of: to spring a trap.

12. to cause to work loose, warp, or split: Moisture sprang the board from the fence.

13. to undergo the development of: sprang a leak.

14. to bend by force.

15. to produce by surprise: to spring a joke.

16. to leap over.

17. Slang. to secure the release of from confinement.

18. spring for, Informal. to pay for; treat someone to.

n.

19. an act of springing; a sudden leap or bound.

20. an elastic quality: a spring in his walk.

21. a structural defect caused by a warp or crack.

22. an issue of water from the ground.

23. the place of such an issue: mineral springs.

24. a source; fountainhead: a spring of inspiration.

25. an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.

26. the season between winter and summer, marked by the budding and growth of plants and the onset of warmer weather: in the Northern Hemisphere from the March equinox to the June solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere from the September equinox to the December solstice.

27. the first stage and freshest period: the spring of life.

28. Also called springing.

a. the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support.

b. the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch.

[before 900; Old English springan, c. Old Frisian springa, Old Saxon, Old High German springan, Old Norse springa; (n.) Old English spring issue of a stream, c. Middle Low German, Old High German spring]

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spring

(sprĭng)

1. A device, such as a coil of wire, that returns to its original shape after being compressed or stretched. Because of their ability to return to their original shape, springs are used to store energy, as in mechanical clocks, and to absorb or lessen energy, as in the suspension system of vehicles.

2. A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.

3. The season of the year between winter and summer, during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive. In the Northern Hemisphere, it extends from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice.

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Spring

 a group of animals or birds flushed from their covert; a flow of water or similar flow; a copse or grove of young trees; young shoots or new growth.

Examples: spring of blood, 1596; of honour, 1509; of all my joys, 1709; of oaks; of plants, 1601; of roses, 1667; of talk, 1818; of teal, 1450; of thoughts, 1892; of waters of grace, 1440; of wood, 1483.

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spring

Spring is the season between winter and summer.

If you want to say that something happens every year during this season, you say that it happens in spring or in the spring.

In spring birds nest here.

Their garden is full of flowers in the spring.

Be Careful!
Don't say that something happens 'in the springs' or 'in springs'.

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spring

Past participle: sprung
Gerund: springing

Imperative

spring

spring

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spring - the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" springtime March equinox, spring equinox, vernal equinox - March 21 time of year, season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
	2.	spring - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken" bedspring - (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed coil spring, volute spring - a spring in the shape of a coil elastic device - any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched leaf spring - long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together mainspring - the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism spiral spring - a spring that is wound like a spiral
	3.	spring - a natural flow of ground water   natural spring, outpouring, fountain, outflow Fountain of Youth - a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth geyser - a spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal spring - a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
	4.	spring - a point at which water issues forth origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
	5.	spring - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length give, springiness elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
	6.	spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards leap, leaping, bounce, bound, saltation jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" capriole, caper - a playful leap or hop pounce - the act of pouncing
Verb	1.	spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" bound, jump, leap move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen" ski jump - jump on skis saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" vault - bound vigorously leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" vault, overleap - jump across or leap over (an obstacle) curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward
	2.	spring - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" take form, take shape, form regenerate - be formed or shaped anew become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
	3.	spring - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, recoil, bound, reverberate kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bound off, skip - bound off one point after another carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
	4.	spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
	5.	spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

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spring

noun

1. springtime, springtide (literary) We met again in the spring of 1977.

2. source, root, origin, well, beginning, cause, fount, fountainhead, wellspring the hidden springs of consciousness

3. flexibility, give (informal), bounce, resilience, elasticity, recoil, buoyancy, springiness, bounciness Put some spring back into your old sofa.

4. vigour, energy, vitality, life, spirit, verve, welly (slang), brio, vivacity, liveliness, jauntiness The sky was blue and we walked with a spring in our step.

verb

1. jump, bound, leap, bounce, hop, rebound, vault, recoil The lion roared once and sprang.

2. (often with from) originate, come, derive, start, issue, grow, emerge, proceed, arise, stem, descend, be derived, emanate, be descended The art springs from the country's Muslim heritage.

3. announce suddenly, present suddenly, introduce suddenly, reveal suddenly McLaren sprang a new idea on him.

adjective

1. vernal, springlike Walking carefree through the fresh spring rain.

noun

1. geyser, hot spring, fount (literary), well head, thermal spring To the north are the hot springs.

spring up appear, develop, come into existence or being, mushroom, burgeon, shoot up New theatres and arts centres sprang up all over the country.

Related words
adjective vernal

Quotations
"April is the cruellest month, breeding"
"Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing"
"Memory and desire, stirring"
"Dull roots with spring rain" [T.S. Eliot The Waste Land]

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spring

verb

1. To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet:

hurdle, jump, leap, vault.

2. To bound lightly:

hop, skip, skitter, trip.

3. To move in a lively way:

bounce, bound, jump, leap.

4. To have as a source:

arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, stem, upspring.

5. To have hereditary derivation:

derive, descend, issue.

Idiom: trace one's descent.

6. Slang. To set at liberty:

discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, loose, manumit, release.

Idiom: let loose.

noun

1. The quality or state of being flexible:

bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, springiness, suppleness.

Obsolete: flexure.

2. The act of jumping:

jump, leap, vault.

3. A light bounding movement:

hop, skip.

4. A sudden lively movement:

bounce, bound, jump, leap.

5. A point of origination:

beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root, rootstock, source, well.

6. A basis for an action or a decision:

cause, ground (often used in plural), motivation, motive, reason.

7. The initial stage of a developmental process:

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, start.

8. The season of the year during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive:

seedtime, springtide, springtime.

9. The time of life between childhood and maturity:

adolescence, greenness, juvenescence, juvenility, puberty, salad days, youth, youthfulness.

adjective

Of, occurring in, or characteristic of the season of spring:

vernal.

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Translations

bron

إمْتِداد وارْتِدادالرَّبِيعرَفّاصزُنْبُرُكعين

изворпролетпружинаскачам

primavera

jaropružinapramenpramenitpružnost

forårhoppekildefjederspringe

FrühlingFederQuellespringenFrühjahr

ελατήριοάνοιξηεαρινόςξεπροβάλλωξεφυτρώνω

fontoprintemporisorto

primaverasaltarresortefuentemuelle

kevadvedru

بهار

jousikevätlähdenoustaponnahtaa

printempsressortsautersourcesourdre

oprugaproljeće

rugótavaszforráslecsapódik

pegasper

vorfjöîrungormur, fjöîurlækur, lindloka , skella

primaverasaltaremollanascerefonte

ばね春

봄용수철

fonsver

spyruoklėpavasarisšaltinėlisspyruoklinisspyruokliuojantis

atsperepavasarisrastiesstrautiņšatsperīgums

veerlenteontspringenontspruitenontstaan

vårfjærfjæringmetallfjærsmelle igjen

sprężynawiosnaźródło

molaprimaverafonte

arcizvorprimăvară

веснапружинародниквесеннийисточник

jarklapnúťpružina

izvirpomladvzmetpero

fjädervårhoppakälla

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิลวดสปริง

ilkbaharyayzembereksıçramakkaynak

lò xomùa xuân

弹簧来自泉水猛地关上萌生

spring

[sprɪŋ] (sprang (vb: pt) (sprung (pp)))

A. N

1. (also Spring) (= season) → primavera f
in spring → en primavera
in early/late spring → a principios/a finales de la primavera
I like to go walking in (the) spring → me gusta salir a pasear en primavera
in the spring of 1956 → en la primavera de 1956
one spring morning → una mañana de primavera
spring is in the air → se siente la llegada de la primavera

2. (in watch) → muelle m, resorte m; (in mattress, sofa) → muelle m springs (Aut) → ballestas fpl

3. [of water] → fuente f, manantial m
a mountain spring → un manantial
hot springs → fuentes fpl termales

4. (= leap) → salto m, brinco m
in one spring → de un salto or brinco
to walk with a spring in one's step → caminar con brío

5. (= elasticity) → elasticidad f

6. (liter) (usu pl) (= origin, source) → origen m

B. VT

1. (= present suddenly) to spring sth on sb → soltar algo a algn (de buenas a primeras)
the redundancies were sprung on the staff without warning → soltaron la noticia de los despidos a la plantilla sin previo aviso
to spring a surprise on sb → dar una sorpresa a algn
to spring a leak [boat] → empezar a hacer agua
the fuel tank sprang a leak → el depósito del combustible empezó a perder

2. (= release) [+ trap] → hacer saltar; [+ lock] → soltar
to spring sb from jail → ayudar a algn a fugarse de la cárcel

3. (= leap over) → saltar, saltar por encima de

C. VI

1. (= leap) → saltar
to spring aside → hacerse rápidamente a un lado
to spring at sb → abalanzarse sobre algn
the cat sprang at my face → el gato se me tiró or se me abalanzó a la cara
to spring back [person, animal] → saltar para atrás
the branch sprang back → la rama volvió hacia atrás como un látigo
where did you spring from? → ¿de dónde diablos has salido?
to spring into action → entrar en acción
to spring into the air → dar un salto en el aire
the engine finally sprang into life → por fin el motor arrancó
the cat sprang onto the roof → el gato dio un salto y se puso en el tejado
to spring open → abrirse de golpe
her name sprang out at me from the page → al mirar la página su nombre me saltó a la vista
to spring out of bed → saltar de la cama
she sprang over the fence → saltó por encima de la valla
to spring shut → cerrarse de golpe
to spring to sb's aid or help → correr a ayudar a algn
to spring to attention → ponerse en posición de firme
to spring to one's feet → levantarse de un salto
a number of examples spring to mind → se me vienen a la mente or se me ocurren varios ejemplos

2. (= originate) [stream] → brotar, nacer; [river] → nacer; [buds, shoots] → brotar
to spring from sth: the idea sprang from a TV programme he saw → la idea surgió de un programa de televisión que vio
his anger sprang from his suffering → la furia le venía del sufrimiento

3. (liter) (= be born) [person] → nacer
to spring into existence → surgir de la noche a la mañana, aparecer repentinamente

D. CPD [flowers, rain, sunshine, weather] → primaveral, de primavera
spring balance N → peso m de muelle
spring binder N (= file) → carpeta f de muelles
spring bolt N → pestillo m de golpe
spring break N (US) (Educ) → vacaciones fpl de Semana Santa
spring chicken N → polluelo m
she's no spring chicken → no es ninguna niña
spring fever N → fiebre f primaveral
spring greens NPL (Brit) → verduras fpl de primavera
spring gun N → trampa f de alambre y escopeta
spring lock N → candado m
spring mattress N → colchón m de muelles, somier m
spring onion N → cebolleta f, cebollino m
spring roll N → rollito m de primavera
spring tide N → marea f viva
spring water N → agua f de manantial

spring up VI + ADV

1. [building, settlement, organization] → surgir; [plant, weeds] → brotar; [wind, storm] → levantarse; [doubt, rumour, friendship] → surgir, nacer

2. [person] (from chair) → levantarse de un salto

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spring

[ˈsprɪŋ]

n

(= season) → printemps m
in spring → au printemps
in the spring → au printemps

(= leap) → bond m, saut m

(= coiled metal) → ressort m

(= bounciness) → élasticité f
to walk with a spring in one's step → marcher d'un pas léger

[water] → source f

modif

(referring to season) [afternoon, day, evening, sunshine, weather] → printanier/ière, de printemps; [collection, fair, flower] → de printemps
spring term (at school) → deuxième trimestre

(= with metal springs) [mattress, bedding] → à ressorts

vb [sprang] (pt) [sprung] (pp)

vi

(= leap) [person, animal] → bondir
The panther crouched, ready to spring → La panthère se tapit, prête à bondir.
to spring to one's feet → se lever d'un bond
He sprang to his feet → Il se leva d'un bond.
to spring to attention → se mettre au garde-à-vous
The guard sprang to attention → Le garde se mit au garde-à-vous.
to spring into action → passer à l'action
to spring into life → se mettre en marche brusquement

(= move suddenly) [object] to spring open → s'ouvrir brusquement
The lid of the boot sprang open → Le coffre s'ouvrit brusquement.

(= stem) to spring from → provenir de

vt

to spring a leak [pipe, bucket] → se mettre à fuir; [boat] → commencer à prendre l'eau

(= surprise) to spring sth on sb → annoncer qch à qn de but en blanc
He sprang the news on me → Il m'a annoncé la nouvelle de but en blanc.

spring up

vi [problem] → se présenter, surgir; [buildings, businesses] → surgir

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spring

vb: pret <sprang or (US) sprung>, ptp <sprung>

n

(lit, fig liter: = source) → Quelle f; springs (fig liter: = origins) → Ursprung m

(= season) → Frühling m, → Frühjahr nt, → Lenz m (poet); in (the) spring → im Frühling, im Frühjahr; spring is in the air → der Frühling liegt in der Luft, der Lenz hält seinen Einzug (poet); in the spring of his life → im Frühling seines Lebens, im Lenz des Lebens (poet)

(= leap) → Sprung m, → Satz m; to make a spring at somebody/something → sich auf jdn/etw stürzen

(Mech) → Feder f; (in mattress, seat etc) → (Sprung)feder f; springs (Aut) → Federung f

no pl (= bounciness, of chair) → Federung f; (of wood, grass etc) → Nachgiebigkeit f, → Elastizität f; to walk with a spring in one’s step → mit federnden Schritten gehen; the news put an extra spring in his step → die Nachricht beflügelte seine Schritte

adj attr

(seasonal) → Frühlings-; a spring day → ein Frühlingstag m

(= with springs) → gefedert; spring mattress → Federkernmatratze f

vt

(= leap over) → überspringen, springen über (+acc)

(= put springs in) → federn

(= cause to operate) → auslösen; mine → explodieren lassen; lock, mousetrap etc → zuschnappen lassen; to spring a leak (pipe) → (plötzlich) undicht werden; (ship) → (plötzlich) ein Leck bekommen; to spring something on somebody (fig, idea, decision) → jdn mit etw konfrontieren; to spring a piece of news on somebody → jdn mit einer Neuigkeit überraschen; to spring a surprise on somebody → jdn völlig überraschen

(inf, = free) → rausholen (inf)

vi

(= leap) → springen; (= be activated) → ausgelöst werden; (mousetrap) → zuschnappen; to spring at somebody → jdn anspringen; to spring out at somebody → auf jdn losspringen; to spring open → aufspringen; to be poised to spring (lit, fig) → sprungbereit sein; to spring into the saddle → sich in den Sattel schwingen; to spring to one’s feet → aufspringen; to spring out of bed → aus dem Bett hüpfen; tears sprang to her eyes → ihr schossen die Tränen in die Augen; his hand sprang to his gun → er griff (schnell) zur Waffe; an oath sprang to his lips → ein Fluch drängte sich auf seine Lippen (geh); to spring into action → aktiv werden; (police, fire brigade etc) → in Aktion treten; to spring to attention (Mil) → Haltung annehmen; to spring to arms → zu den Waffen eilen; to spring into view → plötzlich in Sicht kommen; to spring to mind → einem einfallen; to spring to somebody’s aid/defence → jdm zu Hilfe eilen; he sprang to fame → er wurde plötzlich berühmt; to spring (in)to life → (plötzlich) lebendig werden; the debate sprang (in)to life → es kam plötzlich Leben in die Debatte

(= issue: also spring forth, liter, water, blood) → (hervor)quellen (from aus); (fire, sparks) → sprühen (from aus); (shoot) → (hervor)sprießen (from aus); (from family etc) → abstammen (from von); (fig, idea) → entstehen (from aus); (interest, irritability etc) → herrühren (from von); where did you spring from? (inf) → wo kommst du denn her?; to spring into existence → (plötzlich or rasch) entstehen

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spring

:

spring balance

n → Federwaage f

spring binder

n → Klemmhefter m

springboard

n (lit, fig) → Sprungbrett nt

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spring

:

spring chicken

n → Stubenküken nt; he’s no spring (fig inf) → er ist nicht mehr feucht hinter den Ohren (inf)

spring-clean

vt → gründlich putzen; to spring a house → (in einem Haus) Frühjahrsputz machen

vi → Frühjahrsputz machen

spring-cleaning

n → Frühjahrsputz m

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spring

:

springless

adj → ungefedert

spring-like

adj → frühlingshaft

spring-loaded

adj → mit einer Sprungfeder; to be spring → eine Sprungfeder haben

spring mattress

n → Federkernmatratze f

spring onion

n (Brit) → Frühlingszwiebel f

spring roll

n → Frühlingsrolle f

spring tide

n → Springflut f

springtide

n (poet: = springtime) → Lenz m (poet)

springtime

n → Frühlingszeit f, → Frühjahr nt; (fig) → Frühling m, → Lenz m (poet)

spring water

n → Quellwasser nt

spring wheat

n → Sommerweizen m

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spring

[sprɪŋ] (sprang (vb: pt) (sprung (pp)))

1. n

a. (season) → primavera
in spring, in the spring → in primavera
spring is in the air → c'è aria di primavera

b. (coiled metal, also) (Tech) → molla

c. springs npl (Aut) → sospensioni fpl, balestre fpl

d. (of water) → sorgente f
hot spring → sorgente termale

e. (leap) → salto, balzo
in one spring → in un salto

f. (bounciness) → elasticità
to walk with a spring in one's step → camminare con passo elastico

2. vt (trap, lock) → far scattare
to spring a leak (pipe) → cominciare a perdere
the boat has sprung a leak → s'è aperta una falla nella barca
he sprang a question on me (fig) → mi ha fatto una domanda a bruciapelo
to spring a surprise on sb → fare una sorpresa a qn
he sprang the news on me → mi ha sorpreso con quella notizia
he sprang it on me → mi ha preso alla sprovvista

3. vi

a. (leap) → saltare, balzare
to spring aside/forward → balzare da una parte/in avanti
to spring back → saltare or scattare all'indietro
the door sprang open → la porta si aprì di scatto
where on earth did you spring from? (fam) → da dove spunti?
to spring into the air → fare un balzo in aria
to spring into action → entrare rapidamente in azione
to spring to one's feet → scattare in piedi
to spring to mind → venire in mente

b. (originate, gen) → sorgere; (tears) → sgorgare

4. adj

a. (of season) → di primavera, primaverile

b. (with springs, mattress) → a molle

spring up vi + adv (person) → saltar su; (plant, weeds, building) → spuntare; (problem, obstacle) → presentarsi; (wind, storm) → alzarsi, levarsi; (doubt, friendship, rumour) → nascere

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spring

(spriŋ) – past tense sprang (spraŋ) : past participle sprung (spraŋ) – verb

1. to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards). She sprang into the boat. spring يَقْفِز скачам saltar skočit springen springe; hoppe πηδώ, πετάγομαι, τινάζομαι hüppama پريدن hypätä sauter, bondir לִקפוֹץ उछलना skočiti ugrik melompat stökkva saltare, balzare 跳ぶ 껑충 뛰다 šok(inė)ti lēkt melompat springenhoppe, springeskoczyć saltar a sări, a sălta прыгать skočiť skočiti skočiti hoppa กระโดดขึ้น atlamak, sıçramak 跳躍 стрибати, підскакувати اپنی جگہ سے اچھلنا nhảy 跳，跳跃

2. to arise or result from. His bravery springs from his love of adventure. kom van, is die resultaat van يَنْبُع من، يَنْتُج عَن извирам resultar pramenit entspringen komme af πηγάζω pärinema در آمدن juontaa juurensa découler de לְהוֹפִיעַ प्रकट होना, उठना, उठ खड़े होना izvirati, potjecati ered timbul stafa af; vaxa/spretta (af) nascere, derivare 生じる (~으로부터) 비롯되다 kilti rasties; parādīties terhasil voortvloeienspringe ut av, oppstå, skyldes wynikać z, mieć swoje źródło w resultar a proveni din брать начало, возникать prameniť, pochádzať izhajati poticati härröra พรั่งพรูออกมา kaynaklanmak, doğmak 來自，萌生 брати початок; походити کسی چیز کا نتیجہ یا سبب ہونا xuất phát từ 来自，萌生

3. to (cause a trap to) close violently. The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it. hard toeklap يَقْفِز وَ يَنْقَفِل щраквам (fazer) fechar sklapnout zuschnappen smække i κλείνω απότομα kinni langema, lahti laskma شديدا نزديك شدن laueta refermer brusquement לְהִשתַחרֵר פִּתאוֹם फंदा का तेजी से बंद होना sklopiti, naglo zatvoriti lecsap(ódik) menutup loka(st), skella(st) (aftur) scattare はねる (덫 등을) 튀기다 už(si)trenkti aizcirsties; aizcirst bingkas (doen) dichtklappen smelle igjenzatrzasnąć (fazer) saltar a (se) întinde brusc захлопываться sklapnúť sprožiti (se) iznenada se zatvoriti smälla igen ตกอยู่ในกับดัก kapa(t)mak (捕捉器)猛地關上 швидко закритися زور سے بند ہونا یا کرنا bật mạnh （捕捉器）猛地关上

noun

1. a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released. a watch-spring; the springs in a chair. veer, kronkel رَفّاص пружина mola péro, pružina die Feder fjeder ελατήριο, σούστα vedru فنر jousi ressortקפיץ स्प्रिंग opruga, feder rugó per gormur, fjöður molla ばね 스프링 spyruoklė atspere spring springveermetallfjærsprężyna mola resort пружина pero, pružina vzmet opruga fjäder สปริง; ขดลวดที่เด้งได้ yay, zemberek 發條，彈簧 пружина; ресора کمانی یا اسپرنگ lò xo 发条，弹簧

2. the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves. Spring is my favourite season. lente فَصْل الرَّبيع пролет primavera jaro der Frühling forår άνοιξη kevad بهار kevät printempsאביב वसन्त, बहार proljeće tavasz musim semi vor primavera 春 봄 pavasaris pavasaris musim bunga voorjaarvårwiosnaprimavera primăvară весна jar pomlad proleće vår ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar 春季 весна بہار mùa xuân 春季

3. a leap or sudden movement. The lion made a sudden spring on its prey. springbeweging قَفْزَه، وَثْبَه отскок salto skok der Sprung spring πήδημα sööst جهش hyppy bondניתור उछलना skok, odskok ugrás lompatan stökk balzo, scatto 跳躍 뛰다 šuolis lēciens meloncat sprongsprang, hoppskok salto salt прыжок; скачок skok skok skok språng, hopp การกระโดดขึ้น sıçrama, atlama 跳 стрибок اچانک چھلانگ یا حرکت bước nhảy 跳

4. the ability to stretch and spring back again. There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline. rek إمْتِداد وارْتِداد еластичност elasticidade pružnost die Elastizität elasticitet ελαστικότητα vetruvus خاصيت ارتجاعي kimmoisuus élasticité קְפִיצִיוּת लोच, लचक elastičnost, pruživost rugalmasság mata air fjöðrun elasticità 弾力 탄력성 tamprumas atsperīgums menganjal veerkrachtfjæring, spenstighet sprężystość elasticidade elasticitate упругость; эластичность pružnosť prožnost istezanja fjädring, svikt การกระเด้ง esneklik, yayılma 彈性 пружність, еластичність پھیلنے اور واپس سکڑنے کی قدرت tính đàn hồi 弹性

5. a small stream flowing out from the ground. stroompie نَبْع، يَنْبوع изворче nascente pramen die Quelle kilde πηγή allikas چشمه lähde sourceמעיין झरना izvor, vrelo forrás mata air lækur, lind sorgente 源泉 샘 šaltinėlis avots; strautiņš mata air bronkildeźródłonascente izvor родник; источник prameň izvir izvor källa น้ำพุ kaynak, pınar 泉(水) джерело پانی کا چشمہ con nước 泉（水）

ˈspringy adjective

1. able to spring back into its former shape. The grass is very springy. sponsig, veerkragtig يَقْفِزُ مُرْتَدّا еластичен flexível ohebný elastisch elastisk; spændstig ελαστικός, μαλακός vetruv kimmoisa élastique, soupleקפיצי लचीला elastičan ruganyos melenting sveigjanlegur elastico 弾力がある 복원력이 있는 liaunas, lankstus elastīgs; atlēcošs anjal veerkrachtigelastisk, spenstigsprężystyflexível elas­tic, suplu упругий; эластичный ohybný elastičen, voljen rastegljiv fjädrande, elastisk, spänstig ยืดหยุ่น esnek 有彈性的 пружинний لچک دار đàn hồi 有弹性的

2. having spring. These floorboards are springy. veerkragtig ذو رَفّاصات пружиниращ elástico pružný elastisch fjedrende ελαστικός vetruv joustava flexible בַּעַל קְפִיצִים स्प्रिंग वाला koji je pruživ, koji ima odskok rugózott seperti per fjaðurmagnaður flessibile ばねがはいっている 스프링이 있는 spyruokliuojantis elastīgs; atsperīgs anjal veerkrachtigfjærendesprężystyelástico flexibil пружинистый pružný prožen sa federima fjädrande, som har svikt ที่เด้งได้ yaylı 有彈力的 пружний کمانی دار nhún nhảy 有弹力的

ˈspringiness noun

veerkragtigheid رَفَاصِيَّه еластичност elasticidade pružnost die Elastizität elasticitet ελαστικότητα vetruvus kimmoisuus élasticité קְפִיצִיוּת लचीलापन elastičnost, odskočnost ruganyosság lentingan fjaðurmögnun; sveigjanleiki elasticità 弾力 탄력성이 있음 tamprumas, lankstumas elastība; atsperīgums keanjalan veerkrachtigheid elastisitet, spenstighet sprężystość elasticidade elasticitate упругость; эластичность pružnosť prožnost elastičnost elasticitet, spänstighet, svikt ความยืดหยุ่น esneklik 彈性 пружинність لچک پن tính đàn hồi 弹性

sprung (sprŋa) adjective

having springs. a sprung mattress. met vere قَفّاز، نابِض с пружина de molas pérový Sprungfeder-... spring- που διαθέτει σούστες vedru- فنر دار jousitettu à ressorts בַּעַל קְפִיצִים स्प्रिंग वाला koji ima opruge, s oprugama rugós mempunyai per með fjöðrum a molle スプリングのきいた 스프링이 있는 spyruoklinis atsperu- berspring springverenfjær- na sprężynach de molas cu arcuri пружинистый pružinový vzmeten sa federima fjäder- ความยึดหยุ่น yaylı 帶有彈性的 пружинний کمانی والا có lắp lò xo 带有弹性的

ˈspringboard noun

1. a springy type of diving-board. duikplank لَوْح يَقْفِز مِنْهُ السَّباحون трмаплин за скокове във вода trampolim skokanské prkno das (elastische)Sprungbrett vippe σανίδα καταδύσεων hüppelaud ponnahduslauta tremplinמקפצה गोता-तख्ता odskočna daska ugródeszka papan loncat stökkbretti trampolino 飛込み板 도약판 tramplinas tramplīns papan anjal duikplankstupebretttrampolina trampolim trambulină трамплин skokanská doska odskočna deska odskočna daska trampolin, svikt กระดานสำหรับกระโดดน้ำ tramplen 跳板 трамплин کمانی دار تختہ جس پر سے کھلاڑي چھلانگ لگاتے ہیں ván nhún 跳板

2. a board on which gymnasts jump before vaulting. springplank لَوْح يَقْفِز عَنه اللاعِب الرياضي трамплин trampolim odrazový můstek das Sprungbrett springbræt βατήρας hoolaud ponnistuslauta tremplinמקפצה शुरूआत बिन्दु, गोता तख्ता odrazna daska ugródeszka papan loncat stökkbretti trampolino 跳躍板 구름판 tramplinas tramplīns; tiltiņš papan anjal springplankspringbrett odskocznia trampolim trambulină трамплин odrazový mostík odskočna deska odskočna daska språngbräda กระดานสำหรับเล่นยิมนาสติก tramplen 跳板 гімнастичний місток چھلانگ مارنے والا کمانی دار تختہ ván dận 跳板

spring cleaning

thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring. deeglik skoonmaak تَنْظيف شامِل пролетно почистване limpeza geral jarní úklid der Früjahrsputz forårsrengøring γενική καθαριότητα suurpuhastus خانه تكاني در فصل بهار kevätsiivous grand nettoyage de printemps נִיקָיוֹן יְסוֹדִי वसंत की सफाई proljetno čišćenje tavaszi nagytakarítás pembersihan menyeluruh vorhreingerning pulizie di primavera, 大掃除 봄 맞이 대청소 pavasarinis švarinimasis pavasara tīrīšana pembersihan voorjaarsschoonmaakvårreingjøringwiosenne porządki limpeza geral curăţenie generală de primăvară генеральная уборка jarné upratovanie spomladansko čiščenje prolećno čišćenje vårstädning ทำความสะอาดบ้านให้ทั่วในฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar temizliği 春季大掃除 весняне прибирання بہار میں گھر کی صفائی sự lau sạch 春季大扫除

ˈspringtime noun

the season of spring. lentetyd فَصل الرَّبيع пролетен сезон primavera jaro das Frühjahr forårstid άνοιξη kevad kevätkausi printempsאביב वसन्त ऋतु proljeće tavasz musim semi vor primavera 春 봄철 pavasaris pavasaris musim bunga lentetijd vårenwiosnaprimavera pri­mă­vară весна; весенняя пора jar pomlad proleće vår ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar mevsimi 春季 весіння пора موسم بہار thời kì mùa xuân 春季

spring up

to develop or appear suddenly. New buildings are springing up everywhere. verskyn يَظْهَر، يَتَطَوَّر изниквам surgir objevit se hochschießen skyde op ξεπηδώ, ξεφυτρώνω (esile) kerkima ناگهان ظاهر شدن nousta esiin surgir brusquement לַצוּץ तेजी से उभरना iskočiti, naglo se pojaviti kinő (a földből) muncul skjótast upp, birtast skyndilega spuntare 生じる 우후죽순처럼 생겨나다 dygti, kilti uzrasties; parādīties dibina omhoogschieten skyte opp, dukke plutselig fram, sprette opp wyskakiwać surgir a apă­rea, a se ivi brusc возникать objaviť sa vzbrsteti nicati skjuta upp (i höjden) พัฒนาอย่างรวดเร็ว mantar gibi bitmek 突然出現 виростати, з'являтися اچانک پیدا یا نمودار ہو جانا nhảy, mọc lên bất ngờ 突然出现

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spring

→ الرَّبِيع, زُنْبُرُك jaro, pružina fjeder, forår Feder, Frühling άνοιξη, ελατήριο muelle, primavera, resorte jousi, kevät printemps, ressort opruga, proljeće molla, primavera ばね, 春 봄, 용수철 lente, springveer spole, vår sprężyna, wiosna mola, primavera весна, пружина fjäder, vår ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ, ลวดสปริง ilkbahar, yay lò xo, mùa xuân 弹簧, 春天

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spring

n primavera

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