life spring

джерело життя

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vir življenja

(n) источник жизни

n. (pl. lives)

1 [uc] vita ( quasi in ogni senso); esistenza; ( di cose) durata: He lost his life in a road accident, perse la vita in un incidente stradale; to risk (o to endanger) one's life, rischiare la vita; to save sb. 's life, salvare la vita a q.; to rebuild one's life, rifarsi una vita; to spare sb. 's life, risparmiare la vita a q.; the struggle for life, la lotta per l'esistenza; this life, questa vita; la vita terrena; plant life, flora; vegetazione; the eternal life, la vita eterna; to spend one's life in idleness, passare la vita nell'ozio; country [city] life, la vita di campagna [di città]; high life, la vita elegante (o dell'alta società); low life, vita mediocre (o misera); to lead a happy life, condurre un'esistenza serena; to make life difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q.; to make sb. 's life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno; Most fashions have a very short life, per lo più le mode hanno vita brevissima; the life of a government, la durata (o la vita) d'un governo; the life of a loan, la durata di un mutuo; love life, vita sentimentale; home life, vita familiare; adult life, vita adulta; busy life, vita molto attiva; full life, vita piena; charmed life, vita piena di fortune; hard life, vita dura; humdrum life, vita monotona; married life, vita matrimoniale; private life, vita privata; a sheltered life, una vita troppo protetta

2 [u] ( arte) (il) naturale; (il) vero; (il) vivo: to draw from life, disegnare dal vero; life drawing, disegno dal vero; a class in life, un corso di disegno dal vero

3 ( baseball) occasione; opportunità ( data al battitore)

4 (fig.) occasione di ricominciare da capo, di rifarsi una vita

5 vita; biografia: a life of Einstein, una biografia di Einstein; Plutarch's «Lives», le «Vite» di Plutarco

6 condanna a vita (o all'ergastolo); ergastolo (= life imprisonment e life sentence ► sotto): The terrorist got life, il terrorista è stato condannato all'ergastolo; a man serving (o doing) life, un uomo che sconta una condanna all'ergastolo; un ergastolano

7 ( slang USA) – the life, la vita; il mestiere di prostituta

● life annuity, (assegno) vitalizio □ life assurance = life insurance ► sotto □ life blood ► lifeblood □ life cycle, (biol.) ciclo vitale; (comput.) ciclo di vita ( del software); (econ., fin.) ciclo di vita ( di un prodotto; di un investitore, ecc.) □ (leg.) life estate, usufrutto a vita □ life expectancy, (ass., stat.) aspettativa (o speranza) di vita; ( di cosa) durata prevista □ life-giving, vivificante; che rianima; che rinvigorisce □ (mil., in GB) the Life Guards, le Guardie del Corpo del Sovrano ( reggimento di cavalleria) □ Life Guardsman, soldato della Guardia del Corpo □ (biol.) life history, storia biologica □ ( di un bene) life-hold, tenuto in usufrutto □ (leg., in GB e USA) life imprisonment, carcere per la durata di vari anni ( in pratica, di rado supera i 10 anni); (stor.) carcere a vita, ergastolo (= life sentence ► sotto) □ life instinct, pulsione di vita □ (ass.) life insurance, assicurazione sulla vita □ (leg.) life interest, usufrutto a vita □ (naut.) life jacket, giubbotto (di salvataggio) □ (med.) life machine, respiratore artificiale □ life member, socio a vita □ life-net, telo di salvataggio □ ( slang USA) the life of Riley, la bella vita; la vita comoda (o di Michelaccio) □ (ass.) life office, agenzia di assicurazioni sulla vita □ a life-or-death battle, un combattimento all'ultimo sangue □ a life-or-death matter, una questione di vita o di morte □ (polit.) Life Peer, Pari (d'Inghilterra) nominato a vita ( il titolo non è ereditario) □ (ass.) life policy, polizza di assicurazione sulla vita □ life preserver, bastone animato; tirapugni; ( USA, naut.) salvagente □ (naut., aeron.) life raft, gommone di salvataggio □ life-saver ► lifesaver □ (elettr.) life saving appliance, salvavita □ life-saving drug, farmaco salvavita □ life sciences, scienze naturali □ life scientist, naturalista □ (leg., in GB, in USA, ecc.) life sentence, condanna a diversi anni di carcere ( spesso il giudice fissa un periodo minimo; questo, in Canada, non supera mai i 25 anni); (stor.) condanna all'ergastolo ( che non esiste più nell'ordinamento inglese né in quello nordamericano) □ ( arte: di quadro, statua, ecc.) life-size (o life-sized), in grandezza naturale; al naturale □ life span, arco (o durata) della vita; vita naturale ( di un animale); durata ( di un oggetto) □ life spring, fonte di vita □ life story, storia di una vita; biografia □ (tecn.) life-support, che assicura la sopravvivenza □ (med.) life-support machine (o life-support system), autorespiratore □ (ass., stat.) life tables, tavole di mortalità □ (leg.) life tenancy, usufrutto a vita □ (leg.) life tenant, usufruttuario a vita □ (ind.) life test, prova di durata □ ( USA) life vest, giubbotto salvagente □ to be life-weary, essere stanco della vita □ life work, il lavoro di tutta una vita; l'opera più importante (di q.) □ (ecol.) life zone, zona biotica □ to bring to life, rianimare, far tornare in vita; animare, vivificare □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; (fig.) dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come back to life, tornare in sé; riaversi; rinvenire □ for life, per tutta la vita; fino alla morte □ (in frasi neg.) for the life of me, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ for dear life, tenacemente; con tutte le proprie forze □ the good life, la bella vita; la vita comoda □ (ass.) a good [a bad] life, uno che ha molte [che ha scarse] probabilità di vivere sino all'età media presunta □ (fam.) to have the time of one's life, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to lay down one's life for, dare (o sacrificare) la vita per □ to marry early in life, sposarsi giovane □ Not on your life!, certo che no!; mai e poi mai! □ nothing in life, nulla di nulla; assolutamente nulla □ the other life (o future, everlasting life), l'altra vita (o la vita futura, eterna) □ to run for one's (o for dear) life, darsi alla fuga; darsela a gambe □ to be safe in life and limb, essere sano e salvo □ (in frasi neg.) to save one's life, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ to take sb. 's life, toglier la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ to take one's own life, togliersi la vita; suicidarsi □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's ( own) hands, mettere a repentaglio la vita □ to the life, somigliantissimo; tale e quale: ( di un ritratto) It's him to the life!, è lui nato e sputato!; to imitate sb. to the life, imitare qualcuno a pennello □ true to life, realistico; basato sui fatti; che riproduce fedelmente la realtà □ upon my life, in fede mia; parola mia □ with all the pleasure in life, col massimo piacere; con grande gioia □ A cat has nine lives, i gatti hanno sette vite □ (fam.) This is the life!, questa sì che è vita! □ I want to see life, voglio vivere anch'io!; voglio vedere il mondo □ (prov.) While there's life there's hope, finché c'è vita c'è speranza.

- anything for a quiet life

- a bad life

- between life and death

- bother the life out of smb.

- breathe new life into smth.

- bring smb. to life

- carry one's life in one's hands

- choke the life out of

- come into smb.'s life

- come to life

- depart from life

- a dog's life

- a double life

- flee for one's life

- for dear life

- for one's life

- galvanise into life

- give one's life

- a good life

- guy the life out of smb.

- high life

- how's life?

- it's a great life if you don't weaken

- large as life

- larger than life

- leap to life

- life and limb

- the life and soul of

- life for life

- life is but a span

- life is made up of little things

- life is not a bed of roses

- the life of Riley

- the life of the mind

- life's like that

- live one's own life

- lose one's life

- make smb.'s life a hell

- mark for life

- my life

- not on your life

- one's life is not worth a day's purchase

- put life into smth.

- put smth. into life

- seek smb.'s life

- see life

- sell one's life dear

- social life

- spring to life

- stake one's life

- still life

- take one's life

- take smb.'s life

- there is life in the old dog yet

- to save one's life

- to the life

- upon my life!

- while there is life there is hope

1 balzo; salto; scatto: to make a spring at sb., fare un balzo contro q.; He rose with a spring, si è alzato di scatto

2 sorgente; fonte; (fig.) causa, motivo, origine: hot springs, sorgenti termali; mineral springs, sorgenti d'acqua minerale; the springs of human behaviour, i motivi del comportamento umano

3 (mecc.) molla ( anche fig.): the spring of a watch, la molla di un orologio; return spring, molla di richiamo

4 (mecc., autom.; = leaf spring) balestra

5 [uc] ( anche fig.) elasticità: There's a new spring in his step, c'è una elasticità nuova nel suo passo

6 [u] il tornare a posto (di qc., per elasticità); rinculo

7 (archit.) linea (o piano) d'imposta

8 ( nel legno) fessura; incrinatura; spaccatura

9 (naut.) traversino; cavo d'ormeggio

● spring balance, bilancia a molla □ spring bed, letto a molle □ spring binder, raccoglitore a molla □ (mecc.) spring bolt, chiavistello a scatto □ spring carriage, carrozza molleggiata □ (elettr.) spring clip, molletta di fissaggio □ (mecc.) spring frame, telaio molleggiato □ (mecc.) spring hammer, maglio a balestra □ (mecc.) spring hook, gancio a molla; ( alpinismo) moschettone □ spring knife, coltello a molla, a scatto □ (naut.) spring line, ‘spring’, cavo d'ormeggio ( d'acciaio) □ (mecc.) spring-loaded, a molla; caricato a molla □ spring lock, serratura a scatto □ spring manufacturer, fabbricante di molle □ spring mattress, materasso a molle □ (mecc.) spring rate, flessibilità: (autom.) wheel spring rate, flessibilità della ruota □ ( USA) spring scale = spring balance ► sopra □ spring water, acqua sorgiva.

n. [uc]

( anche fig.) primavera: Spring starts on the 21st of March, la primavera comincia il 21 marzo; last spring, la primavera scorsa; in spring, in primavera; in the spring of 2003, nella primavera del 2003; in early spring, all'inizio della primavera; in late spring, nella tarda primavera; the spring of her life, la primavera della sua vita

● (GB) spring bank holiday, festa nazionale di primavera NOTE DI CULTURA: spring bank holiday: l'ultimo lunedì di maggio = bank holiday ► bank (2) □ (in USA) spring break, vacanze scolastiche di primavera □ spring chicken, pollo novello; pollastrino; ( colloquiale) persona giovane, giovincello: My husband is no spring chicken, mio marito non è un giovincello □ spring-clean (o spring-cleaning), pulizie di Pasqua; grandi pulizie □ a spring day, un giorno di primavera □ (fam. USA) spring fever, smania □ (bot.) spring onion ( Allium fistulosum), cipolla fresca; cipollotto □ ( cucina cinese) spring roll, involtino primavera ( fritto: con ripieno di carne, verdura, gamberetti, ecc.) □ (naut.) spring tide, marea di plenilunio; marea equinoziale; marea sigiziale.

(pass. sprang / USA, anche/ sprung, p. p. sprung)

A v. i.

1 saltare; balzare; scattare: I sprang to my feet, sono scattato in piedi; The leopard sprang on its prey, il leopardo è balzato sulla preda; The watchdog sprang at his throat, il cane da guardia gli è saltato alla gola; (equit.) to spring into the saddle, balzare in sella

2 ( spesso to spring up) sorgere; nascere; alzarsi; spuntare; crescere: Cities and towns sprang up, sorsero città grandi e piccole; A doubt sprang up in my mind, un dubbio mi sorse nella mente; A gale has sprung up, s'è alzato un forte vento; Mushrooms were springing up under the oaks, i funghi spuntavano sotto le querce

3 (fig.) derivare; provenire; venire; discendere; nascere (fig.): This error springs from a false conviction, questo errore deriva da una convinzione sbagliata

4 ( d'acqua) scaturire; sgorgare; zampillare

5 ( di legno, ecc.) spaccarsi; fendersi; curvarsi; incrinarsi; storcersi

6 ( di selvaggina) levarsi (in volo)

7 (mil.: di una mina) esplodere; brillare

B v. t.

1 saltare: The boy sprang the hedge, il ragazzo ha saltato la siepe

2 ( caccia) alzare, levare ( selvaggina)

3 far scattare; azionare ( chiudere, aprire, ecc.) con una molla; mettere in moto: to spring a lock, far scattare una serratura; to spring a trap, far scattare una trappola ( anche fig.)

4 spaccare; fendere; curvare; incrinare; storcere

5 comunicare, dire (qc. a q. ) all'improvviso (o senza preavviso); dare notizia di (qc. a q.): How will she spring her marriage on her father?, come farà a dare notizia del matrimonio a suo padre?

6 (mil.) far saltare ( una mina)

7 (fig.) creare; produrre; lanciare; tirare fuori

8 provvedere di molle; molleggiare

9 ( slang) far evadere ( dal carcere); ( anche) ottenere la liberazione (o il rilascio) di

● (archit.) to spring an arch, impostare un arco □ ( sport) to spring free, liberarsi; sganciarsi; smarcarsi □ to spring into action, entrare in azione; attivarsi □ to spring into life, nascere (o germogliare) all'improvviso; ( di motore e fig.) accendersi, mettersi in moto □ (naut.) to spring a leak, accusare una falla: The ship sprang a leak, si è aperta una falla nella nave □ (naut.) to spring a mast, drizzare un albero □ to spring to mind, saltare in mente (a q.); venire in mente (a q.) □ to spring open [shut], aprirsi [chiudersi] di scatto □ to spring st. open, aprire qc. di scatto (o azionando una molla, uno scatto) □ to spring a surprise on sb., fare una sorpresa a q.; cogliere di sorpresa q. □ (mil.) to spring to attention, scattare sull'attenti □ Blood sprang to my cheeks, il sangue mi è salito al viso □ A curse sprang to his lips, un'imprecazione gli è salita alle labbra.

spring [sprɪŋ] (pt sprang [spræŋ] or sprung [sprʌŋ], pp sprung)

1 noun

(a) (season) printemps m;

∎ 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

(d) (leap) bond m, saut m;

∎ 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

2 compound-forming noun

(a) (flowers, weather, colours) printanier, de printemps;

∎ his new spring collection sa nouvelle collection de printemps

(b) (mattress) à ressorts

(c) (water) de source

3 intransitive verb

(a) (leap) bondir, sauter;

∎ 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

(b) (be released)

∎ to spring shut/open se fermer/s'ouvrir brusquement;

∎ the branch sprang back la branche s'est redressée d'un coup

(c) figurative

∎ 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

(d) (originate)

∎ 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

(e) (plank → warp) gauchir, se gondoler; (→ crack) se fendre

(f) American familiar (pay)

∎ to spring for sth casquer pour qch

4 transitive verb

(a) (trap) déclencher; (mine) faire sauter; (bolt) fermer;

∎ the mousetrap had been sprung but it was empty la souricière avait fonctionné, mais elle était vide

(b) (car) munir de ressorts;

∎ 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

(d) (develop)

∎ to spring a leak (boat) commencer à prendre l'eau; (tank, pipe) commencer à fuir;

∎ the radiator has sprung a leak il y a une fuite dans le radiateur

(e) (jump over → hedge, brook) sauter

(f) (plank → warp) gauchir, gondoler; (→ crack) fendre

(g) Hunting (game) lever

(h) familiar (prisoner) faire évader^□ ;

∎ 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;

(a) American Cookery poulet m (à rôtir)

(b) (young person)

∎ he's no spring chicken il n'est plus tout jeune, il n'est plus de la première jeunesse;

spring fever excitation f;

∎ to have spring fever (gen) être tout excité; (be in love) être amoureux;

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

➲ spring up intransitive verb

(a) (get up) se lever d'un bond

(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

spring [sprɪŋ]

(verb: preterite sprang, past participle sprung)

1. noun

   a. ( = leap) bond m

   b. (for chair, mattress, watch) ressort m

• the springs [of car] la suspension

   c. [of water] source f

• hot spring source f chaude

   d. ( = season) printemps m

• in spring au printemps

• spring is in the air on sent venir le printemps

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leap) bondir

• to spring in/out/across entrer/sortir/traverser d'un bond

• to spring at sth/sb bondir sur qch/qn

• to spring to one's feet se lever d'un bond

• he sprang into action il est passé à l'action

• to spring into existence apparaître du jour au lendemain

• to spring to mind venir à l'esprit

• tears sprang to her eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux

• the door sprang open la porte s'est brusquement ouverte

• where did you spring from? d'où est-ce que tu sors ?

   b. ( = originate) venir ( from de)

3. transitive verb

• to spring a surprise on sb surprendre qn

• to spring a question on sb poser une question à qn à brûle-pourpoint

• he sprang it on me il m'a pris de court

4. compounds

[weather, day, flowers] de printemps ; [mattress] à ressorts

► spring chicken noun

• she's no spring chicken elle n'est pas de toute première jeunesse ► spring-clean noun grand nettoyage m (de printemps) transitive verb

► spring greens plural noun (British) chou m branchu

► spring-loaded adjective tendu par un ressort

► spring onion noun (British) ciboule f

► spring roll noun rouleau m de printemps

► spring tide noun grande marée f

► spring water noun eau f de source

► spring up intransitive verb

[person] se lever d'un bond ; [flowers, weeds] surgir de terre ; [new buildings, settlements] pousser comme des champignons ; [problem] surgir

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1) ( season) printemps m

2) Technology ( coil) ressort m

3) ( leap) bond m

4) ( elasticity) élasticité f

5) ( water source) source f

noun modifier [ weather, flowers] printanier/-ière; [ day, equinox] de printemps

transitive verb (prét sprang; pp sprung)

1) ( set off) déclencher [trap, lock]

2) ( develop)

3) ( cause unexpectedly)

4) (colloq) ( liberate) libérer

intransitive verb (prét sprang; pp sprung)

1) ( jump) bondir ( onto sur)

2) ( move suddenly)

3) ( originate)

•

- spring back

- spring up

spring

A n ⇒ Seasons

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 ;

3 ( leap) bond m ; with a spring d'un bond ;

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.

C vtr ( prét sprang ; pp sprung)

1 ( set off) déclencher [trap, lock] ; faire sauter [mine] ;

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].

D vi ( prét sprang ; pp sprung)

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?

■ spring back

1 ( step back) [person] reculer d'un bond ; he sprang back in surprise il a reculé de surprise ;

2 ( return to its position) [lever, panel] reprendre sa place.

■ spring for US:

▶ spring for [sth] payer qch.

■ spring up

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.

1) (season) Frühling, der

2) (source, lit. or fig.) Quelle, die

3) (Mech.) Feder, die

4) (jump) Sprung, der

5) (elasticity) Elastizität, die

sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (jump) springen

2) (arise) entspringen ( from Dat.); [Saat, Hoffnung:] keimen

3) (recoil)

sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (make known suddenly)

2) aufspringen lassen [Schloss]; zuschnappen lassen [Falle]

3) (coll.): (set free) herausholen ( from aus)

- academic.ru/91981/spring_back">spring back

- spring from

- spring up

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

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

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

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.) die Feder

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

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

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

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

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I. n

1. (season) Frühling m

in the \spring im Frühling

2. TECH (part in machine) Feder f

3. (elasticity) Sprungkraft f, Elastizität f

to have [or walk with] a \spring in one's step beschwingt gehen

4. (source of water) Quelle f

II. n modifier

1. (of season) (fashion, flowers, weather) Frühlings-

\spring thaw Frühlingstauwetter nt

2. (of water source) (water) Quell-

3. (with springs) (seat) gefedert

\spring mattress Federkernmatratze f veraltend

III. vi

<sprang or AM also sprung, sprung>

1. (move quickly) springen

to \spring into action den Betrieb aufnehmen

to \spring to sb's defence zu jds Verteidigung eilen

to \spring to one's feet aufspringen

to \spring open aufspringen

to \spring shut zufallen

2. (suddenly appear) auftauchen

where did you \spring from? wo kommst du denn plötzlich her?

to \spring to mind in den Kopf schießen

3. ( old: attack)

▪ to \spring on [or upon] sb jdn angreifen

4. (have as source)

▪ to \spring from sth von etw dat herrühren

IV. vt

▪ to \spring sth

1. (operate) etw auslösen

to \spring a trap eine Falle zuschnappen lassen

2. (suddenly do)

▪ to \spring sth on [or upon] sb jdn mit etw dat überfallen fig

to \spring the news on sb jdn mit Neuigkeiten überfallen

3. (provide with springs)

▪ to \spring sth etw federn

4. ( fam: help to escape)

▪ to \spring sb jdn rausholen fam

5. (leaking)

to \spring a leak ship [plötzlich] ein Leck bekommen; pipe [plötzlich] undicht werden

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1. n

1) (lit, fig liter: source) Quelle f;

2) (= season) Frühling m, Frühjahr nt, Lenz m (poet)

3) (= leap) Sprung m, Satz m

4) (MECH) Feder f; (in mattress, seat etc) (Sprung)feder f

5) no pl (= bounciness of chair) Federung f; (of wood, grass etc) Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f

2. adj attr

1) (seasonal) Frühlings-

2) (= with springs) gefedert

3. vt

1) (= leap over) überspringen, springen über (+acc)

2) (= put springs in) federn

3) (= cause to operate) auslösen; mine explodieren lassen; lock, mousetrap etc zuschnappen lassen

4) (inf: free) rausholen (inf)

4. vi

1) (= leap) springen; (= be activated) ausgelöst werden; (mousetrap) zuschnappen

2) (= issue also spring forth liter water, blood) (hervor)quellen (from aus); (fire, sparks) sprühen (from aus); (shoot) (hervor)sprießen (from aus); (from family etc) abstammen (from von); (fig, idea) entstehen (from aus); (interest, irritability etc) herrühren (from von)

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spring [sprıŋ]

A v/i prät sprang [spræŋ], US auch sprung [sprʌŋ], pperf sprung

1. springen:

spring at sich stürzen auf (akk);

spring to sb’s defence (US defense) jemandem zur Hilfe eilen;

spring to one’s feet aufspringen;

he sprang to life fig plötzlich kam Leben in ihn

2. oft spring up aufspringen, -fahren

3. (dahin-)springen, (-)schnellen, hüpfen

4. meist spring back zurückschnellen (Ast etc):

the door (lid) sprang open die Tür (der Deckel) sprang auf;

the trap sprang die Falle schnappte zu

5. oft spring forth ( oder out)

a) herausschießen, (-)sprudeln (Wasser, Blut etc),

b) (heraus)sprühen, springen (Funken etc)

6. meist spring up

a) (plötzlich) aufkommen (Wind etc),

b) fig plötzlich entstehen oder aufkommen, aus dem Boden schießen (Industrie, Idee etc)

7. aufschießen (Pflanzen etc)

8. (from) entspringen (dat):

a) quellen (aus)

b) fig herkommen, stammen (von):

his actions sprang from a false conviction seine Handlungen entsprangen einer falschen Überzeugung;

where did you spring from? wo kommst du plötzlich her?

9. abstammen ( from von)

10. ARCH sich wölben (Bogen)

11. (hoch) aufragen

12. auffliegen (Rebhühner etc)

13. TECH

a) sich werfen oder biegen

b) springen, aufplatzen (Holz)

14. MIL explodieren, losgehen (Mine)

B v/t

1. springen lassen

2. etwas zurückschnellen lassen

3. eine Falle zuschnappen lassen

4. ein Werkzeugteil etc herausspringen lassen

5. zerbrechen, spalten

6. einen Riss etc, SCHIFF ein Leck bekommen

7. (mit Gewalt) biegen

8. explodieren lassen: → mine² C 2

9. fig mit einer Neuigkeit etc herausplatzen umg:

a) jemandem etwas plötzlich eröffnen,

b) jemanden mit etwas überraschen;

spring an offer on sb jemandem ein überraschendes Angebot machen

10. eine Quelle etc freilegen

11. JAGD aufscheuchen

12. ARCH einen Bogen wölben

13. TECH (ab)federn

14. Br umg Geld etc springen lassen

15. Br umg jemanden erleichtern ( for um):

16. sl (from) jemanden befreien (aus, fig von), einen Häftling rausholen (aus dem Knast)

C s

1. Sprung m, Satz m:

make a spring at sich stürzen auf (akk)

2. Zurückschnellen n

3. Elastizität f:

there is not much spring in it es ist nicht sehr elastisch, es federt nicht gut;

with a spring in one’s step beschwingt

4. fig (geistige) Spannkraft

5. a) Sprung m, Riss m, Spalt m

b) Krümmung f (eines Brettes etc)

6. (auch Mineral-, Öl) Quelle f, Brunnen m: → hot spring

7. fig Quelle f, Ursprung m

8. fig Triebfeder f, Beweggrund m

9. ARCH

a) (Bogen)Wölbung f

b) Gewölbeanfang m

10. TECH ( besonders Sprung)Feder f

11. Frühling m (auch fig), Frühjahr n:

the spring of life;

in spring im Frühling

D adj

1. Frühlings…

2. a) federnd, elastisch

b) Feder…

3. Sprung…

4. Schwung…

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1) (season) Frühling, der

2) (source, lit. or fig.) Quelle, die

3) (Mech.) Feder, die

4) (jump) Sprung, der

5) (elasticity) Elastizität, die

sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (jump) springen

2) (arise) entspringen ( from Dat.); [Saat, Hoffnung:] keimen

3) (recoil)

sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (make known suddenly)

2) aufspringen lassen [Schloss]; zuschnappen lassen [Falle]

3) (coll.): (set free) herausholen ( from aus)

- spring back

- spring from

- spring up

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Feder -n f.

Frühjahr -e n.

Frühling -e m.

Lenz -e m.

Quelle -n f.

Sprung -¨e m. (from) v.

herstammen (von) v. v.

or p.p.: sprung•) = schnellen v.

springen v.

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.)

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

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

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

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

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spring¹ n

1. primavera

2. muelle

3. manantial

spring² vb saltar

El pasado de spring es sprang y el participio pasado es sprung

tr[sprɪŋ]

noun

1 (season) primavera

■ everything comes to life in spring todo renace en primavera

2 (of water) manantial nombre masculino, fuente nombre femenino

■ hot springs aguas termales

3 (of mattress, seat) muelle nombre masculino; (of watch, lock, etc) resorte nombre masculino; (of car) ballesta

4 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino; (active, healthy quality) energía, brío

5 (leap, jump) salto, brinco

intransitive verb (pt sprang tr[spræŋ], pp sprung tr[sprʌŋ])

1 (jump) saltar

■ she sprang out of bed saltó de la cama

■ the cat was ready to spring el gato estaba listo para atacar

■ he sprang to his feet se levantó de un salto

■ the soldier sprang to attention el soldado se puso firme

■ they sprang into action entraron en acción

■ we sprang to their aid corrimos en su ayuda

2 (appear) aparecer (de repente)

■ where did you spring from? ¿de dónde has salido?

■ tears sprang to her eyes se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

transitive verb

1 (operate mechanism) accionar

2 figurative use (news, surprise) espetar (on, a), soltar

■ he sprang the news on me me espetó la noticia

■ we decided to spring a surprise on him decidimos darle una sorpresa

■ I hate to spring this on you at such short notice siento mucho soltarte esto con tan poca antelación

3 familiar (help escape, set free) soltar

\

to spring a leak (empezar a) hacer agua

to spring forth brotar, surgir

to spring open abrirse de (un) golpe

to spring (in)to life (engine) ponerse en marcha 2 (person, animal) animarse

to spring to mind ocurrirse

■ nothing springs to mind no se me ocurre nada

spring fever fiebre nombre femenino de primavera

spring chicken (young chicken) pollo tomatero 2 (young person) pollo

spring onion cebolleta

spring roll rollito de primavera

spring tide marea viva

spring ['sprɪŋ] v, sprang ['spræŋ] or sprung ['sprʌŋ] ; sprung ; springing vi

1) leap: saltar

2) : mover rápidamente

the lid sprang shut: la tapa se cerró de un golpe

he sprang to his feet: se paró de un salto

to spring up : brotar (dícese de las plantas), surgir

to spring from : surgir de

spring vt

1) release: soltar (de repente)

to spring the news on someone: sorprender a alguien con las noticias

to spring a trap: hacer saltar una trampa

2) activate: accionar (un mecanismo)

to spring a leak : hacer agua

spring n

1) source: fuente f, origen m

2) : manantial m, fuente f

hot spring: fuente termal

3) : primavera f

spring and summer: la primavera y el verano

4) : resorte m, muelle m (de metal, etc.)

5) leap: salto m, brinco m

6) resilience: elasticidad f

• primaveral adj.

• vernal adj.

• ballesta s.f.

• fontanar s.m.

• fuente s.f.

• manantial s.m.

• muelle s.m.

• primavera s.f.

• resorte s.m.

• salto (Deporte) s.m.

• venero s.m.

(§ p.,p.p.: sprang) or p.p.: sprung•) = brincar v.

• brotar v.

• dimanar v.

• proceder v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• saltar v.

1)

a) ( leap) saltar

b) ( pounce)

2)

a) (liter) \<\<stream\>\> surgir*, nacer*; \<\<shoots\>\> brotar

b)

a) ( produce suddenly)

b)

- spring up

1) u c ( season) primavera f

2) c ( Geog) manantial m, fuente f

3) c ( jump) salto m, brinco m

4)

a) c (in watch, toy) resorte m; ( in mattress) muelle m, resorte m (AmL)

b) ( elasticity) (no pl) elasticidad f

1. N

1) (also: Spring) (=season) primavera f

2) (in watch) muelle m, resorte m ; (in mattress, sofa) muelle m

3) [of water] fuente f, manantial m

4) (=leap) salto m, brinco m

5) (=elasticity) elasticidad f

6) liter (usu pl) (=origin, source) origen m

2. VT

1) (=present suddenly)

2) (=release) [+ trap] hacer saltar; [+ lock] soltar

3) (=leap over) saltar, saltar por encima de

3. VI

1) (=leap) saltar

2) (=originate) [stream] brotar, nacer; [river] nacer; [buds, shoots] brotar

3) liter (=be born) [person] nacer

CPD [flowers, rain, sunshine, weather] primaveral, de primavera

- spring up

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1)

a) ( leap) saltar

b) ( pounce)

2)

a) (liter) \<\<stream\>\> surgir*, nacer*; \<\<shoots\>\> brotar

b)

a) ( produce suddenly)

b)

- spring up

1) u c ( season) primavera f

2) c ( Geog) manantial m, fuente f

3) c ( jump) salto m, brinco m

4)

a) c (in watch, toy) resorte m; ( in mattress) muelle m, resorte m (AmL)

b) ( elasticity) (no pl) elasticidad f