spring

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la primavera

∗ noun

spring
[sprɪŋ]
sustantivo
1manantial (m) (of water)
2primavera (f) (season)
  • in (the) spring -> en primavera
  • spring onion -> cebolleta (f) , cebolla (f) de verdeo (RP)
  • spring roll -> rollo (m) or rollito (m) de primavera, arrollado (m) or arrolladito (m) primavera (RP)
  • spring tide -> marea (f) viva (de primavera)
3brinco (m) salto (m) (leap)
4elasticidad (f) (elasticity)
  • he walked with a spring in his step -> caminaba con paso alegre
5resorte (m) (device) (in watch); ballesta (f) (in car); muelle (m) (in mattress)
verbo transitivo (pt sprang [spræŋ], pp sprung [sprʌŋ])
6(reveal unexpectedly)
  • to spring something on somebody -> soltarle algo a alguien
7(develop)
  • to spring a leak -> empezar a tener una fuga; (container) empezar a hacer agua (boat)
8(familiar)
  • to spring somebody out of jail -> ayudar a alguien a escapar de la cárcel
verbo intransitivo
9brincar, saltar (jump)
  • to spring to one's feet -> levantarse de un brinco
  • to spring into action -> entrar en acción
  • to spring to somebody's defense -> lanzarse a la defensa de alguien
  • the lid sprang open -> la tapa se abrió de pronto
  • to spring to mind -> venir(se) a la cabeza
10(originate, come into being)
  • to spring from -> provenir de, proceder de
  • to spring into existence -> aparecer de pronto
  • where did you spring from? (familiar) -> ¿de dónde has salido?

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spring [spring-biu-ti]
sustantivo
1Resorte, elasticidad, fuerza elástica; muelle, resorte; cualquier cuerpo elástico que vuelve a su forma normal cuando cesa de estar comprimido.
  • Spring-lock -> cerradura de golpe
2Salto, brinco, corcovo; reculada, movimiento súbito con fuerz
adjetivo
3Energía o potencia, causa de acción. (n)
4Primavera, estación del año en la cual comienzan las plantaa a brotar y crecer. (n)
5Manantial, el nacimiento del agua o fuente; surtidor. (n)
  • Spring-water -> agua de fuente
6Manantial, origen, principio. (n)
7Entrada de agua; tangidera; barloa. (n)
8Combadura, o la cosa combada. (n)
  • Spring-back -> lomo plegado (book)
  • Spring-board -> trampolín
  • Spring mattress -> colchón de muelles
  • In one de un salto ->
(esta voz forma muchos compuestos, en su mayor parte de significación evidente).

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spring [sprɪŋ] sprang (past)sprung (participle:past)
noun
1 (also Spring) (season) primavera; (f)
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
2 (in watch) muelle; (m) resorte; (m) (in mattress, sofa) muelle; (m)springs (Aut) ballestas; (f)
One day they would get a real sofa, with springs
3 [of water] fuente; (f) manantial; (m)
a mountain spring un manantial; hot springs fuentes termales; (f)
4 (leap) salto; (m) brinco; (m)
in one spring de un salto brinco;or
the cat made a sudden spring at the mouse
to walk with a spring in one's step caminar con brío
5 (elasticity) elasticidad; (f)
there's no spring in this mattress
6 (literary) (usu pl) (origin, source) origen; (m)
the book provides a fresh insight into the springs of his genius this industrial culture had devitalized us, dried up the spontaneous springs of our emotions it does rather dry up the springs of human sympathy the deeper you delve in the hidden springs of his affairs, the more unforgivable does he appear
verb:transitive
1 (present suddenly)
to spring sth on sb soltar algo a algn (de buenas a primeras); (informal) 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
they sprung the news on us at short notice She couldn't understand why this should be sprung on her at short notice Mclaren sprang a new idea on him
to spring a leakleak [+boat] empezar a hacer agua
the boat had sprung a leak
the fuel tank sprang a leak el depósito del combustible empezó a perder
The hydraulic steering on the boat had sprung a leak her car sprang a leak in a hosepipe Had Houston changed his mind? Was he about to spring a [trap]?
2 (release) [+trap] hacer saltar; [+lock] soltar
The Marshal raised his arm, sprung the first bullet and fired
to spring sb from jail (informal) ayudar a algn a fugarse de la cárcel
Eighteen months later Blake was sprung from prison. In February the police had a tip that the IRA wanted to spring two of its men from Brixton jail The prisoner was sprung before anybody had time to react
3 (leap over) saltar; saltar por encima de
verb:intransitive
1 (leap) saltar
the panther crouched, ready to spring
to spring asideaside hacerse rápidamente a un lado
to spring at sbat abalanzarse sobre algn
the cat sprang at my face el gato se me tiró se me abalanzó a la cara;or
to spring backback [+person, animal] saltar para atrás
the branch sprang back la rama volvió hacia atrás como un látigo
the cake should spring back when pressed The wild cat sprang back in alarm and hissed
where did you spring from?from (informal) ¿de dónde diablos has salido?; (informal)
to spring into actioninto entrar en acción
the rescue team sprang into action the body's immune system springs into action
to spring into the air dar un salto en el aire
to spring [to] [into] life
the engine finally sprang into life por fin el motor arrancó
At last factories sprang to life again.
the cat sprang onto the roofonto el gato dio un salto y se puso en el tejado
to spring openopen abrirse de golpe
the door sprang open With a loud click the trap sprang shut
her name sprang out at me from the pageout al mirar la página su nombre me saltó a la vista
a traffic policeman would invariably spring out at him and hand him a speeding ticket
to spring out of bedout of saltar de la cama
Sam and Pete sprang out of the car
she sprang over the fenceover saltó por encima de la valla
to spring shutshut cerrarse de golpe
the door sprang open With a loud click the trap sprang shut
to spring to sb's aid helptoor correr a ayudar a algn
to spring to attention ponerse en posición de firme
Outside each door a guard sprang to attention as they approached
to spring to one's feet levantarse de un salto
She sprang to her feet and faced him to spring [back] to life cartoon characters who spring back to life after being obliterated by a grand piano One happy day, after much futile tinkering, his radio suddenly sprang back into life
a number of examples spring to mind se me vienen a la mente se me ocurren varios ejemplos;or
2 (originate) [+stream] brotar; nacer; [+river] nacer; [+buds, shoots] brotar
to spring from sth: the idea sprang from a TV programme he sawfrom la idea surgió de un programa de televisión que vio
his anger sprang from his suffering la furia le venía del sufrimiento
Senator Kerrey advocates a tax break for the middle class # Some critics say that idea springs from public opinion polls, not from economic projections philosophy and literature express the impasse from which ideas spring Ethiopia's art springs from her early Christian as well as her Muslim heritage Michelin's maps and guides sprang out of the tyre business myths do not spring out of nothing
3 (literary) (be born) [+person] nacer
a man sprung from the people Heath-Morecomb's female ancestors had not sprung from British soil Alexander mcclintock, sprung from rude Scottish forebears Those who have sprung from the true blood are granted the knowledge that we others can only glimpse at
to spring into existenceinto surgir de la noche a la mañana; aparecer repentinamente
new political parties that have sprung into existence Within a generation a vast new vested interest had sprung into existence in the island dedicated to the sanctity of private wealth
modifier
[+flowers, rain, sunshine, weather] primaveral; de primavera
spring balance (n) peso de muelle; (m)
spring binder (n) (file) carpeta de muelles; (f)
spring bolt (n) pestillo de golpe; (m)
spring break (n) (US) (Educ) vacaciones de Semana Santa; (f)
spring chicken (n) polluelo; (m)
she's no spring chicken (informal) no es ninguna niña
Henry is no spring chicken - he'll be 84 next week
spring fever (n) fiebre primaveral; (f)
spring greens (n) (Britain) verduras de primavera; (f)
spring gun (n) trampa de alambre y escopeta; (f)
spring lock (n) candado; (m)
spring mattress (n) colchón de muelles; (m) somier; (m)
spring onion (n) cebolleta; (f) cebollino; (m)
spring roll (n) rollito de primavera; (m)
spring tide (n) marea viva; (f)
spring water (n) agua de manantial; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "spring"

Imperative
  • spring
  • you spring
  • he/she springs
  • we spring
  • you spring
  • they spring
Preterite
  • I sprang
  • you sprang
  • he/she sprang
  • we sprang
  • you sprang
  • they sprang
Present Continuous
  • I am springing
  • you are springing
  • he/she is springing
  • we are springing
  • you are springing
  • they are springing
Present Perfect
  • I have sprang
  • you have sprang
  • he/she has sprang
  • we have sprang
  • you have sprang
  • they have sprang
Past Continuous
  • I was springing
  • you were springing
  • he/she was springing
  • we were springing
  • you were springing
  • they were springing
Past Perfect
  • I had sprang
  • you had sprang
  • he/she had sprang
  • we had sprang
  • you had sprang
  • they had sprang
Future
  • I will spring
  • you will spring
  • he/she will spring
  • we will spring
  • you will spring
  • they will spring
Future Perfect
  • I will have sprang
  • you will have sprang
  • he/she will have sprang
  • we will have sprang
  • you will have sprang
  • they will have sprang
Future Continuous
  • I will be springing
  • you will be springing
  • he/she will be springing
  • we will be springing
  • you will be springing
  • they will be springing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been springing
  • you have been springing
  • he/she has been springing
  • we have been springing
  • you have been springing
  • they have been springing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been springing
  • you will have been springing
  • he/she will have been springing
  • we will have been springing
  • you will have been springing
  • they will have been springing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been springing
  • you had been springing
  • he/she had been springing
  • we had been springing
  • you had been springing
  • they had been springing
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