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1 pounce
pounce [paʊns]sauter, bondir;∎ the cat crouched nearby, ready to pounce le chat était tapi là, prêt à bondir;∎ a man pounced (out) from behind the bush un homme a surgi de derrière le buisson2 nounbond m;∎ with a sudden pounce d'un bond(a) (of animal) se jeter sur, bondir sur; (of bird) se jeter sur, fondre sur; (of police) saisir, arrêter;∎ the customs pounced on the drug-runners les douaniers ont arrêté les trafiquants de drogue(b) (in criticism) bondir sur, sauter sur;∎ they pounce on your slightest mistake ils sautent ou bondissent sur la moindre de vos erreurs(c) (seize → opportunity) sauter sur, saisir -
2 pounce
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3 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) bondir sur -
4 thrust
A n3 ( attack) pointe f (at dirigé contre).B vtr ( prét, pp thrust) to thrust sth towards ou at sb mettre brusquement qch sous le nez de qn ; to thrust sth into sth enfoncer qch dans qch ; he thrust the letter/a glass into my hands il m'a brusquement mis la lettre/un verre dans les mains ; to thrust one's head through the window/round the door passer brusquement la tête par la fenêtre/dans l'entrebâillement de la porte ; to thrust sb/sth away ou out of the way pousser violemment qn/qch ; to thrust sb out of the room/towards the door pousser qn violemment hors de la salle/vers la porte ; to thrust one's way to the front of the queue se frayer un passage jusqu'au début de la file d'attente.C v refl ( prét, pp thrust) he thrust himself to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un passage jusqu'au premier rang de la foule ; to thrust oneself forward lit se lancer en avant ; fig se mettre en avant ; to thrust oneself on ou onto sb ( impose oneself) imposer sa présence à qn ; ( pounce on) se jeter sur qn.■ thrust aside:▶ thrust [sth/sb] aside, thrust aside [sth/sb] lit repousser [object, person] ; fig rejeter [protest, argument].■ thrust back:▶ thrust [sth] back, thrust back [sth] repousser [object, person, enemy].▶ thrust forward [crowd] se précipiter en avant ;▶ thrust [sth] forward, thrust forward [sth] pousser [qch] en avant [person, object].■ thrust on, thrust onto = thrust upon.■ thrust out:▶ thrust [sth] out, thrust out [sth] tendre brusquement [hand] ; lancer [leg] ; projeter [qch] en avant [jaw, chin] ; sortir [qch] (d'un geste brusque) [implement] ; to thrust sb out pousser qn brusquement dehors ; she opened the door and thrust her head out elle a ouvert la porte et a passé brusquement sa tête à l'extérieur ; to thrust sb/sth out of the way pousser (violemment) qn/qch.■ thrust upon:▶ thrust [sth] upon sb imposer [qch] sur qn [idea, job, responsibility] ; the job was thrust upon him il s'est retrouvé avec le travail sur les bras, on lui a imposé le travail ; some have greatness thrust upon them parfois ce sont les circonstances qui font les grands hommes.■ thrust up [seedlings, plant] pousser vigoureusement. -
5 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.
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