springboard

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	springboard - 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" jumping-off point, point of departure commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

Translations

springboard [ˈsprɪŋbɔːd]

A. N → trampolín m (fig) → plataforma f de lanzamiento

B. CPD springboard dive N → salto m de trampolín

springboard [ˈsprɪŋbɔː^rd] 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]

n → grand nettoyage m (de printemps)

[ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] vt [+ house] → nettoyer de fond en comble

vi → faire un grand nettoyage (de printemps)
spring-cleaning [ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn ɪŋ] n → grand nettoyage m (de printemps)
to do the spring-cleaning → faire le grand nettoyage
spring equinox n → équinoxe f de printemps
spring greens npl (British) → jeunes choux mpl
spring-loaded [ˌsprɪŋˈləʊdɪd] adj → à ressorts
spring onion n (British) → oignon m vert, oignon m nouveau
spring roll n → nem m, pâté m impérial
spring tide n → grande marée f

springboard [ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd] n → trampolino

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springboard [ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd] n → trampolino