metal leak-in

ce sont les maths qui l'ont coulé — it was his maths mark GB ou math grade US that brought him down

les scandales l'ont coulé — the scandals ruined him (colloq)

couler de — to run ou flow from [robinet, fontaine, réservoir]; to run ou flow out of [plaie]

faire couler quelque chose — to run [eau]; to pour [vin, mazout]

faire couler une société — [personne, concurrence] to put a company out of business

se couler dans — to slip into [foule]; to slip between [draps]

se couler entre — to slip between [obstacles, gens]

couler à flot; couler à flots [champagne] — to flow freely

faire couler [eau, bain] — to run

faire couler beaucoup d'encre [livre, film, sujet, article, chiffre] — to cause a lot of ink to flow, to be much written about

se la couler douce * — to have an easy time of it *

to spring to one's feet — levantarse or ponerse* de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte

where did you spring from? — (colloq) ¿y tú de dónde has salido?

in (the) spring — en primavera; (before n) <weather, showers> primaveral

to walk with a spring in one's step — caminar con brío or energía

hot springs — fuentes fpl termales

in one spring — de un salto or brinco

to spring sth on sb — soltar algo a algn (de buenas a primeras) *

• to spring a leak — [boat] empezar a hacer agua

to spring sb from jail * — ayudar a algn a fugarse de la cárcel

• 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

• where did you spring from? * — ¿de dónde diablos has salido? *

• to spring into action — entrar en acción

• 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

a number of examples spring to mind — se me vienen a la mente or se me ocurren varios ejemplos

• to spring from sth: the idea sprang from a TV programme he saw — la idea surgió de un programa de televisión que vio

• to spring into existence — surgir de la noche a la mañana, aparecer repentinamente

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 equinox N — equinoccio m de primavera, equinoccio m primaveral

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

to spring to one's feet — levantarse or ponerse* de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte

where did you spring from? — (colloq) ¿y tú de dónde has salido?

in (the) spring — en primavera; (before n) <weather, showers> primaveral

to walk with a spring in one's step — caminar con brío or energía

la lluvia me caló la ropa — the rain soaked o drenched my clothes

lo calé nada más conocerlo — I had him sussed as soon as I'd met him *

¡nos ha calado! — he's sussed o rumbled us! *, we've been sussed o rumbled! *

esa moda no caló en España — that fashion did not take on o catch on in Spain

su mensaje caló hondo en nuestra generación — her message had a deep effect o made a deep impression on our generation

Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

l'acqua colava giù dai muri — water was streaming o pouring down the walls

colare a picco — [ nave] to sink, to go down o to the bottom

Ex: In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect buried monuments against the presence of ground water.

Ex: In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect buried monuments against the presence of ground water.