listje začenja poganjati

1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)

2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)

3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)

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.) vzmet

2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad

3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok

4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost

5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir

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- springy

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pomlad (tudi figuratively)

in early spring — v zgodnji pomladi

the spring of life — mladost;

spomladanski

skok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanje

air spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)

cee spring — vzmet v obliki črke C

day-spring poetically svitanje, svit

hair spring — fina vzmet nemirke (v uri)

hot springs — topli izviri, toplice

main spring — glavna vzmet (v uri)

mineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)

motor-car springs — vzmeti pri avtomobilu

spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnica

to go to the spring for water — iti po vodo k studencu

the spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnost

to rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočiti

to stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na noge

to take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;

elastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonski

skočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;

sprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)

to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijan

to spring to attention military skočiti v pozor

the blood sprang to his face — kri mu je planila v obraz

to spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomoč

conviction has sprung upon him — prišel je do prepričanja

to spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebic

the dog sprang at me — pes je planil proti meni

the door sprang open — vrata so se nenadoma odprla

to spring into existence — nenadoma nastati

to spring to one's feet — skočiti na noge

to spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pasti

he is sprang from ( —ali of) a famous family — on izhaja (je potomec) slovite družine

to spring a horse — pognati konja v dir

to spring a leak — dobiti razpoko

the leaves are beginning to spring — listje začenja poganjati

to spring jokes — zbijati šale

to spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišo

he sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejel

to spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenje

the tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblile

to spring a trap — sprožiti past

the trap sprang — past se je sprožila

the water springs boiling hot from the earth — voda privre skoraj vrela iz zemlje

where did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?;