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1 ( season) printemps m ; in the spring au printemps ; spring is in the air ça sent le printemps ; spring has sprung le printemps est arrivé ;2 Tech ( coil) ressort m ; to be like a coiled spring fig ( ready to pounce) être prêt à bondir ; ( tense) être tendu ;4 ( elasticity) élasticité f ; there's not much spring in this mattress ce matelas manque d'élasticité ; to have a spring in one's step marcher d'un pas allègre ; the good news put a spring in his step la bonne nouvelle lui donnait une démarche dynamique ;5 ( water source) source f.B modif [weather, flowers, shower, sunshine] printanier/-ière ; [day, equinox] de printemps ; [election] du printemps.2 ( develop) to spring a leak [tank, barrel] commencer à fuir ; the boat has sprung a leak une voie d'eau s'est déclarée sur le bateau ;3 ( cause to happen unexpectedly) to spring sth on sb annoncer qch de but en blanc à qn [news, plan] ; to spring a surprise faire une surprise (on à) ; I hope they don't spring anything on us at the meeting j'espère qu'ils ne vont pas nous faire de surprises au cours de la réunion ;4 ○ ( liberate) aider [qn] à faire la belle ○, libérer [prisoner] ;5 Hunt lever [bird, game].1 ( jump) bondir ; to spring across sth traverser qch d'un bond ; to spring at sb [dog, tiger] sauter à la gorge de qn ; [person] se jeter sur qn ; to spring from/over sth sauter de/par-dessus de qch ; she sprang onto the stage/up the steps d'un bond léger elle est montée sur scène/a gravi les marches ; to spring to one's feet se lever d'un bond ; to spring to fame devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain ;2 ( move suddenly) to spring open/shut [door, panel] s'ouvrir/se fermer brusquement ; to spring into action [team, troops] passer à l'action ; to spring to attention [guards] se mettre brusquement au garde-à-vous ; to spring to sb's defence/aid se précipiter pour défendre/aider qn ; to spring to sb's rescue se précipiter au secours de qn ; tears sprang to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux ; the first name that sprang to mind was Rosie le premier prénom qui m'est venu à l'esprit a été (celui de) Rosie ; to spring into ou to life [machine, motor] se mettre en marche or route ;3 ( originate) to spring from naître de [jealousy, fear, idea, suggestion, prejudice] ; where did these people spring from? d'où sortent ces gens? ; where do these files/boxes spring from? d'où viennent ces dossiers/cartons?2 ( return to its position) [lever, panel] reprendre sa place.■ spring for US:▶ spring for [sth] payer qch.1 ( get up) [person] se lever d'un bond ;2 ( appear) [problem] surgir ; [weeds, flowers] sortir de terre ; [building] apparaître ; [wind, storm] se lever ; [craze, trend] apparaître ; to spring up out of nowhere [celebrity, building] surgir de nulle part. -
2 spring
spring [sprɪŋ]1. nouna. ( = leap) bond mb. (for chair, mattress, watch) ressort m• the springs [of car] la suspensionc. [of water] source fd. ( = season) printemps ma. ( = leap) bondir• to spring in/out/across entrer/sortir/traverser d'un bond• to spring at sth/sb bondir sur qch/qn• where did you spring from? d'où est-ce que tu sors ?4. compounds[weather, day, flowers] de printemps ; [mattress] à ressorts• she's no spring chicken elle n'est pas de toute première jeunesse ► spring-clean noun grand nettoyage m (de printemps) transitive verb[person] se lever d'un bond ; [flowers, weeds] surgir de terre ; [new buildings, settlements] pousser comme des champignons ; [problem] surgir* * *[sprɪŋ] 1.1) ( season) printemps m2) Technology ( coil) ressort mto be like a coiled spring — fig ( tense) être tendu
3) ( leap) bond m4) ( elasticity) élasticité f5) ( water source) source f2. 3.1) ( set off) déclencher [trap, lock]2) ( develop)to spring a leak — [tank] commencer à fuir
3) ( cause unexpectedly)4) (colloq) ( liberate) libérer4.to spring from/over something — sauter d'un bond de/par-dessus de quelque chose
2) ( move suddenly)to spring open/shut — [door, panel] s'ouvrir/se fermer brusquement
the first name that sprang to mind was Egbert — le premier prénom qui m'est venu à l'esprit a été (celui d') Egbert
to spring into ou to life — [machine, motor] se mettre en marche or route
3) ( originate)to spring from — naître de [jealousy, fear]
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