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1 spring
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 government
(of country) gouvernement m; (of company, organization) gestion fgovernment action action f gouvernementale;government aid aide f gouvernementale ou de l'État;government auditor commissaire m f aux comptes;government bond obligation f d'État, bon m du Trésor;government borrowings emprunts m pl de l'État;British government broker agent m du Trésor;government developmental grant, government developmental subsidy prime f de développement;government grant subvention f de l'État;government loan emprunt public ou d'État;American Government National Mortgage Association GNMA f (organisme gouvernemental de crédit immobilier); American Government Printing Office = maison d'édition publiant les ouvrages ou documents émanant du gouvernement, ≃ l'Imprimerie f nationale;government property propriété f de l'État;government resources ressources f pl de l'État;government revenue recettes f pl publiques;government securities effets m pl publics, fonds m pl publics ou d'État;government spending dépenses f pl publiques;government stock effets publics, fonds publics ou d'État
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