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spring

UK
/sprɪŋ/
US
/sprɪŋ/

Translations

springnoun
springs
pl
UK
/sprɪŋ/
US
/sprɪŋ/
We found a fresh water spring while hiking in the mountains.
Nous avons trouvé une source d'eau douce pendant notre randonnée en montagne.
The mattress is comfortable because it has high-quality springs.
Le matelas est confortable parce qu'il a des ressorts de haute qualité.
The flowers in the garden begin to bloom in spring.
Les fleurs du jardin commencent à fleurir au printemps.
With a quick spring, the cat jumped onto the windowsill.
D'un bond rapide, le chat a sauté sur le rebord de la fenêtre.
Additional translations
ressortAu sens figuré : énergie, ressort intérieur, capacité de rebond.
Synonyms
leap
jump
bounce
season
well
fountain
origin
source
springverb
sprang
Past Simple
sprung
Past Participle
springing
Gerund
UK
/sprɪŋ/
US
/sprɪŋ/
The cat sprang onto the windowsill.
Le chat a bondi sur le rebord de la fenêtre.
provenirS'emploie avec de / d'une source, d'une idée ou d'un motif.
Her ideas often spring from personal experience.
Ses idées proviennent souvent de l'expérience personnelle.
faire évaderFamilier, avec une personne détenue.
They tried to spring their friend from jail.
Ils ont essayé de faire évader leur ami de prison.
springadjective
Attributive use (e.g., “spring flowers”)
de printemps
We planted spring vegetables in March.
Nous avons planté des légumes de printemps en mars.
Additional translations
printanierPlus littéraire ou descriptif.

Definitions

springnoun
A season of the year, occurring between winter and summer, characterized by warmer weather and the blossoming of plants.
The flowers in the garden begin to bloom in spring.
A natural source of water that flows from the ground.
We found a fresh water spring while hiking in the mountains.
A coiled piece of metal or other material that can be compressed or stretched and then returns to its original shape.
The mattress is comfortable because it has high-quality springs.
An act of leaping or jumping upward or forward.
With a quick spring, the cat jumped onto the windowsill.
Elasticity or bounce; the power of recovery or resilience.
The old sofa still has plenty of spring in it.
springverb
To move or leap suddenly upward or forward.
The cat sprang onto the windowsill.
To originate or arise from a source.
Her ideas often spring from personal experience.
Informal: to release or free from confinement.
They tried to spring their friend from jail.
springadjective
Of, relating to, or occurring in the season of spring.
We planted spring vegetables in March.
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