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(thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring.) spomladansko čiščenje -
2 spring-cleaning
[spríŋkli:niŋ]nounspomladansko čiščenje -
3 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (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.)2. 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.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
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- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?;
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