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1 spring cleaning
(thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring.) limpeza geral* * *spring clean.ing[spr'iŋ kli:niŋ] n faxina de primavera. -
2 spring cleaning
(thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring.) limpeza de primavera -
3 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar2. noun1) (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.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente•- springy- springiness
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- springboard
- spring cleaning
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- spring up* * *[spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto. -
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[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar, pular2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) provir3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) fechar bruscamente2. noun1) (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.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) pulo4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) fonte•- springy- springiness - sprung - springboard - spring cleaning - springtime - spring up
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