fountain

fontaine

Construction qui projette de l’eau en l’air, souvent pour décorer un parc ou une place.

En anglais simple : A structure that sends water into the air, often to decorate a park or square.

• We sat beside the fountain.
• Children watched the water rise from the fountain.
• The city built two new fountains in the park.

Expressions courantes : garden fountain, water fountain, beside the fountain

source

Endroit où l’eau sort naturellement de terre.

En anglais simple : A place where water comes naturally out of the ground.

• Clear water flowed from the fountain.
• They found a natural fountain among the rocks.
• The travelers drank from a cool mountain fountain.

Synonymes : spring, water source

Expressions courantes : natural fountain, mountain fountain, a clear fountain

jaillir

Sortir ou monter avec force, comme un jet d’eau.

En anglais simple : To rush up or out in a strong stream, like water spraying into the air.

• Water fountained into the air.
• Lava fountained from the volcano's mouth.
• Blood was fountaining from the wound.

Comment l'utiliser : fountain from something (Hot water fountained from the broken pipe.)

Synonymes : gush, spurt

Expressions courantes : fountain from something, fountain into something, fountain upward