where did you spring from

Where the hell did you spring from? — Откуда ты, черт возьми, взялся?

I sprang out of bed — salté de la cama

to spring to attention — ponerse* firme

to spring into action — entrar en acción

the engine sprang into life — de pronto el motor se puso en marcha

the tiger was poised to spring — el tigre estaba agazapado, listo para atacar

to spring AT somebody/something: the dog sprang at his throat — el perro se le tiró al cuello

to spring FROM something — \<\<ideas/doubts\>\> surgir* de algo; \<\<problem\>\> provenir* de algo

to spring something ON somebody: he sprang a surprise on them — les dio una sorpresa

to spring a leak — empezar* a hacer agua

in spring — en primavera

in early/late spring — a principios/a finales de la primavera

I like to go walking in (the) spring — me gusta salir a pasear en primavera

in the spring of 1956 — en la primavera de 1956

one spring morning — una mañana de primavera

spring is in the air — se siente la llegada de la primavera

a mountain spring — un manantial

to walk with a spring in one's step — caminar con brío

the redundancies were sprung on the staff without warning — soltaron la noticia de los despidos a la plantilla sin previo aviso

to spring a surprise on sb — dar una sorpresa a algn

the fuel tank sprang a leak — el depósito del combustible empezó a perder

the branch sprang back — la rama volvió hacia atrás como un látigo

to spring into the air — dar un salto en el aire

the engine finally sprang into life — por fin el motor arrancó

to spring to attention — ponerse en posición de firme

to spring to one's feet — levantarse de un salto

his anger sprang from his suffering — la furia le venía del sufrimiento

I sprang out of bed — salté de la cama

to spring to attention — ponerse* firme

to spring into action — entrar en acción

the engine sprang into life — de pronto el motor se puso en marcha

the tiger was poised to spring — el tigre estaba agazapado, listo para atacar

to spring AT somebody/something: the dog sprang at his throat — el perro se le tiró al cuello

to spring FROM something — \<\<ideas/doubts\>\> surgir* de algo; \<\<problem\>\> provenir* de algo

to spring something ON somebody: he sprang a surprise on them — les dio una sorpresa

to spring a leak — empezar* a hacer agua

last/next spring — letzten/nächsten Frühling

make a spring at somebody/at an animal — sich auf jemanden/ein Tier stürzen

spring [up] from something — von etwas aufspringen

spring to one's feet — aufspringen

spring to somebody's assistance/defence — jemandem beispringen

spring to fame — über Nacht bekannt werden

spring to mind — jemandem einfallen

spring back into position — zurückschnellen

spring a new idea on somebody — jemanden mit einer neuen Idee überfallen

spring a surprise on somebody — jemanden überraschen

in (the) spring —

to make a spring at sb/sth — sich auf jdn/etw stürzen

to walk with a spring in one's step — mit federnden Schritten gehen

to spring a piece of news on sb — jdn mit einer Neuigkeit überraschen

to spring a surprise on sb — jdn völlig überraschen

to spring at sb — jdn anspringen

to spring out at sb — auf jdn losspringen

to spring open —

to spring into the saddle — sich in den Sattel schwingen

to spring to one's feet — aufspringen

tears sprang to her eyes — ihr schossen die Tränen in die Augen

to spring to arms — zu den Waffen eilen

to spring into view — plötzlich in Sicht kommen

to spring to mind — einem einfallen

to spring to sb's aid/defence — jdm zu Hilfe eilen

he sprang to fame — er wurde plötzlich berühmt

to spring (in)to life — (plötzlich) lebendig werden

to spring into existence — (plötzlich or rasch) entstehen

in spring 1969, in the spring of 1969 — im Frühjahr 1969

in early/late spring — zu Anfang/Ende des Frühjahrs

last/next spring — letzten/nächsten Frühling

make a spring at somebody/at an animal — sich auf jemanden/ein Tier stürzen

walk with a spring in one's step — mit beschwingten Schritten gehen

spring [up] from something — von etwas aufspringen

spring to one's feet — aufspringen

spring to somebody's assistance/defence — jemandem beispringen

spring to fame — über Nacht bekannt werden

spring to mind — jemandem einfallen

spring back into position — zurückschnellen

spring a new idea on somebody — jemanden mit einer neuen Idee überfallen

spring a surprise on somebody — jemanden überraschen

in the spring of 1991 — весной 1991 года

spring showers — весенние ливни

late / early spring — поздняя / ранняя весна

There's a feeling of spring in the air today. — Сегодня в воздухе повеяло весной.

He was in the spring of his years. — Его жизнь была ещё в самом начале.

spring steel — пружинная сталь; рессорная сталь

spring bed, spring mattress — пружинный матрац

The mattress has lost its spring. — Этот матрас потерял упругость.

She walked along with a spring in her step. — Она шла бодрым шагом.

The real springs of human action were unknown to him, or disregarded by him. — Истинные причины человеческих поступков были ему неизвестны, или же он просто не придавал им значения.

to spring a trap — поставить капкан

The gate sprang shut behind them. — Калитка захлопнулась за ними.

She turned the key and the lid sprang open. — Она повернула ключ, и крышка открылась.

The fire brigade sprang into action. — Пожарная команда мгновенно приступила к действиям.

hot / thermal spring — горячий источник

mineral spring — минеральный источник

chalybeate spring — железистый источник

subterranean spring — подземный источник

the spring of all my joys — источник всех моих радостей

Tears sprang from his eyes. — Из его глаз брызнули слёзы.

Madness and creativity could spring from the same source. — Безумие и творческое начало вполне могли возникнуть из одного источника.

Her doubts spring from too much experience of failure. — Её сомнения происходят оттого, что она слишком много потерпела в жизни неудач.

He sprang from peasant stock. — Он крестьянского происхождения.

I can't believe that man springs from the apes. — Не могу поверить в то, что человек произошёл от обезьяны.

Where did you spring from? I didn't hear you coming. — Откуда ты здесь взялся? Я не слышал, как ты пришёл.

An invisible wall sprang up between them. — Между ними выросла невидимая стена.

New houses sprang up all over the town. — По всему городу выросли новые дома.

Some 500 companies sprang up last year. — В прошлом году было учреждено около пятисот компаний.

A breeze sprang up. — Поднялся лёгкий ветерок.

Shouts of protest sprang from the crowd. — Из толпы раздались крики протеста.

The quick colour sprang to her cheek at his words. — От его слов краска бросилась ей в лицо.

to spring a surprise — преподнести сюрприз

Roy is unlikely to spring any surprises. — Рой не из тех, кто преподносит сюрпризы.

I'm sorry to spring it on you, but I've been offered another job. — Сожалею, что приходится тебя огорчать, но мне предложили другую работу.

Red, violet, and yellow flowers sprang up from the moist ground. — На этой влажной, сырой земле цвели красные, фиолетовые и жёлтые цветы.

In all cases where the seed does not spring, the contractor is to re-sow the same. — В любом случае, если семена не взойдут, подрядчик обязан вновь произвести посадку.

The lion roared and sprang. — Лев зарычал и прыгнул.

The cat sprang back after touching the hot stone. — Кошка дотронулась до раскалённого камня и отскочила назад.

He lightly sprung over the fence by which they were separated. — Он легко перескочил через изгородь, которая их разделяла.

to spring to one's feet — вскочить на ноги

He sprang from the bed. — Он вскочил с постели.

Bob sprang up as if scalded. — Боб вскочил как ошпаренный.

to spring at / upon smb. — наброситься на кого-л.

His first impulse was to spring forward. — Его первым побуждением было броситься вперёд.

They sprang to her defence. — Они бросились её защищать.

His daughter sprang to his embrace. — Дочь бросилась ему в объятья.

He might be able to spring the hostages. — Ему, возможно, удастся вызволить заложников.

We'll spring for the booze. — Мы заплатим за выпивку.

Wind sprang the mast. — Ветер сломал мачту.

The boat sprung a leak. — Лодка дала течь.

to rise with a spring — подскочить

I made a spring towards a boat. — Я прыгнул к лодке.

He is able to run up, taking two of the large stone stair-steps at each spring. — Он в состоянии бежать вверх по лестнице, перепрыгивая сразу через две большие каменные ступени.

in spring; in the spring — in primavera

spring is in the air — c'è aria di primavera

springs npl Auto — sospensioni fpl, balestre fpl

hot spring — sorgente termale

in one spring — in un salto

to walk with a spring in one's step — camminare con passo elastico

the boat has sprung a leak — s'è aperta una falla nella barca

to spring a surprise on sb — fare una sorpresa a qn

he sprang the news on me — mi ha sorpreso con quella notizia

he sprang it on me — mi ha preso alla sprovvista

suddenly the cat sprang — il gatto improvvisamente spiccò un balzo

to spring aside/forward — balzare da una parte/in avanti

the door sprang open — la porta si aprì di scatto

to spring into the air — fare un balzo in aria

to spring into action — entrare rapidamente in azione

to spring to one's feet — scattare in piedi

he sprang to his feet — è balzato in piedi

to spring to mind — venire in mente

nothing springs to mind — non mi viene in mente niente

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?

he comes from Segovia — es de Segovia

he had gone from home — se había ido de su casa

the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid

from London to Glasgow — de Londres a Glasgow

from house to house — de casa en casa

from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

from now on — de aquí en adelante

from that time — desde aquel momento

(as) from Friday — a partir del viernes

from a child, from childhood — desde niño

from time to time — de vez en cuando

the hotel is 1km from the beach — el hotel está a 1km de la playa

a long way from home — muy lejos de casa

to be far from the truth — estar lejos de la verdad

a letter from my sister — una carta de mi hermana

a telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith

a message from him — un mensaje de parte de él

tell him from me — dile de mi parte

to drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella

we learned it from him — lo aprendimos de él

we learned it from a book — lo aprendimos en un libro

a quotation from Shakespeare — una cita de Shakespeare

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

to pick sb from the crowd — escoger a algn de la multitud

I'll buy it from you — te lo compraré

take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!

one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto

painted from life — pintado del natural

prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras

there were from 10 to 15 people there — había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

things went from bad to worse — las cosas fueron de mal en peor

the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento

he went from office boy to director in five years — pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

to be different from sb — ser distinto de algn

he can't tell red from green — no distingue entre rojo y verde

to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

to act from conviction — obrar por convicción

from sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

weak from hunger — debilitado por el hambre

from what I can see — por lo que veo

from what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice

from experience — por experiencia

to die from exposure — morir de frío

to shelter from the rain — protegerse de la lluvia

to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn

to prevent sb from doing sth — impedir a algn hacer algo

from above — desde arriba

from afar — desde lejos

from among the crowd — de entre la multitud

from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo