spring

Pronúncia: sprɪŋ
    noun
  1. [of water] font, deu, aiguaneix.
  2. hot spring font termal.

  3. [season] primavera.
  4. in spring, in the spring a la primavera.

  5. [leap] salt, bot.
  6. in one spring d'un salt.
  7. to take a spring into the air fer un bot, saltar enlaire.
  8. [bounciness] elasticitat, flexibilitat.

  9. Mechanics [of watch, etc.] ressort, molla.
  10. springs Automobiles ballestes.
    11. attributive
  11. [water] de font, mineral.
  12. termal.
  13. [of season] primaveral, de primavera.
    14. transitive verb [preterite sprang, past participle sprung]
  14. [leap] saltar, estrompassar, saltar per damunt de.

  15. [warp] vinclar, tòrcer, doblegar.

  16. [mine] fer saltar, barrinar.
  17. [trap] fer saltar.
  18. to spring a leak [of pipe, etc.] vessar.
  19. to spring a piece of news on someone donar a algú una notícia imprevista.
  20. to spring a surprise on someone agafar algú d'improvís.
  21. to spring an idea on someone etzibar una idea a algú sobtadament.
    22. intransitive verb
  22. [of water, etc.] brollar, néixer, rajar, fluir.
  23. Botany brostar, llucar.
  24. to spring into existence aparèixer de sobte.
  25. to spring from figurative néixer de, provenir de, procedir de.
  26. (idem) [family] ser de, néixer de.
  27. a man sprung from the people un home provinent del poble.
  28. to spring up [plant] brostar, llucar, créixer ràpidament.
  29. (idem) [problem] sorgir, presentar-se.
  30. (idem) [friendship] néixer.
  31. the weeds spring up all over les males herbes creixen pertot arreu.

  32. [leap] saltar, botre, fer un salt.
  33. the lid sprang open la tapa es va obrir en sec.
  34. to spring aside arrambar-se (d'un bot / ràpidament).
  35. to spring at someone saltar damunt d'algú.
  36. to spring back fer un bot enrere, retrocedir ràpidament.
  37. where on earth did you spring from? d'on has sortit?
  38. to spring into the air fer un bot, saltar enlaire.
  39. to spring into the saddle muntar a la sella d'un bot.
  40. to spring out of bed saltar del llit.
  41. to spring to one's feet posar-se dempeus, aixecar-se ràpidament.
  42. to spring to someone's aid anar corrent a ajudar algú.
  43. to spring up aixecar-se de sobte.

  44. [warp] tòrcer-se, vinclar-se, doblegar-se.