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1 noun∎ in (the) spring au printemps;∎ spring is here! c'est le printemps!(b) (device, coil) ressort m;∎ Cars the springs la suspension(c) (natural source) source f;∎ hot or thermal spring source f thermale;∎ volcanic springs sources fpl volcaniques∎ he made a sudden spring for the knife tout à coup, il bondit pour s'emparer du couteau(e) (resilience) élasticité f;∎ the diving board has plenty of spring le plongeoir est très élastique;∎ the mattress has no spring left le matelas n'a plus de ressort;∎ the news put a spring in her step la nouvelle l'a rendue toute guillerette;∎ he set out with a spring in his step il est parti d'un pas alerte(a) (flowers, weather, colours) printanier, de printemps;∎ his new spring collection sa nouvelle collection de printemps(b) (mattress) à ressorts∎ to spring to one's feet se lever vivement ou d'un bond;∎ to spring at bondir ou se jeter sur;∎ the cat sprang at the bird le chat bondit sur l'oiseau;∎ he saw the blow coming and sprang away in time il a vu le coup arriver et l'a esquivé de justesse;∎ she sprang back in horror elle recula d'un bond, horrifiée;∎ the couple sprang apart le couple se sépara hâtivement;∎ the bus stopped and she sprang off le bus s'arrêta et elle descendit d'un bond;∎ he sprang ashore il sauta à terre;∎ the car sprang forward la voiture fit un bond en avant;∎ springing out of the armchair bondissant du fauteuil;∎ to spring to attention bondir au garde-à-vous∎ to spring shut/open se fermer/s'ouvrir brusquement;∎ the branch sprang back la branche s'est redressée d'un coup∎ the police sprang into action les forces de l'ordre passèrent rapidement à l'action;∎ the engine sprang to or into life le moteur s'est mis soudain en marche ou a brusquement démarré;∎ she sprang to his defence elle a vivement pris sa défense;∎ the issue has made the town spring to life l'affaire a galvanisé la ville;∎ new towns/companies have sprung into existence des villes nouvelles/de nouvelles sociétés ont surgi d'on ne sait où ou sont soudain apparues;∎ to spring to the rescue se précipiter pour porter secours;∎ tears sprang to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées ou venues aux yeux;∎ a protest sprang to her lips elle eut envie de protester;∎ just say the first thing which springs to mind dites simplement la première chose qui vous vient à l'esprit;∎ you didn't notice anything strange? - nothing that springs to mind vous n'avez rien remarqué d'anormal? - rien qui me frappe particulièrement;∎ he sprang to fame overnight il est devenu célèbre du jour au lendemain;∎ familiar where did you spring from? d'où est-ce que tu sors?;∎ literary to spring to arms voler aux armes∎ to spring from venir de, provenir de;∎ the problem springs from a misunderstanding le problème provient ou vient d'un malentendu;∎ their conservatism springs from fear leur conservatisme vient de ce qu'ils ont peur∎ to spring for sth casquer pour qch∎ the mousetrap had been sprung but it was empty la souricière avait fonctionné, mais elle était vide∎ sprung carriage voiture f suspendue(c) (make known → decision, news) annoncer de but en blanc ou à brûle-pourpoint;∎ I hate to have to spring it on you like this cela m'embête d'avoir à vous l'annoncer de but en blanc comme ça;∎ he doesn't like people springing surprises on him il n'aime pas les surprises ou qu'on lui réserve des surprises;∎ to spring a question on sb poser une question à qn de but en blanc∎ the radiator has sprung a leak il y a une fuite dans le radiateur(e) (jump over → hedge, brook) sauter∎ the gang sprung him from prison with a helicopter le gang l'a fait évader de prison en hélicoptère►► British spring balance peson m à ressort;the Spring Bank Holiday = le dernier lundi de mai, jour férié en Grande-Bretagne;spring binding reliure f à ressort;∎ he's no spring chicken il n'est plus tout jeune, il n'est plus de la première jeunesse;spring fever excitation f;Botany spring gentian gentiane f printanière;spring greens choux mpl précoces;Veterinary medicine spring halt éparvin m sec, épervin m sec;spring lock serrure f à fermeture automatique;British spring onion petit oignon m;spring roll rouleau m de printemps;spring snow neige f de printemps;School & University spring term ≃ dernier trimestre m;spring tide grande marée f; (at equinox) marée f d'équinoxe (de printemps);spring water eau f de source(b) (move upwards) bondir, rebondir;∎ the lid sprang up le couvercle s'est ouvert brusquement;∎ several hands sprang up plusieurs mains se sont levées(c) (grow in size, height) pousser;∎ hasn't Lisa sprung up this year! comme Lisa a grandi cette année!(d) (appear → towns, factories) surgir, pousser comme des champignons; (→ doubt, suspicion, rumour, friendship) naître; (→ difficulty, threat) surgir; (→ breeze) se lever brusquement;∎ new companies are springing up every day de nouvelles entreprises apparaissent chaque jour;∎ an argument/friendship sprang up between them une querelle éclata/une amitié naquit entre eux
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