spring

bondir, sauter

Sauter brusquement ou rapidement, souvent pour franchir une distance.

En anglais simple : To jump suddenly or quickly, often over a distance.

• The cat sprang forward.
• He sprang out of bed when the alarm rang.
• Can you spring over that low wall?

Comment l'utiliser : spring from something (The cat sprang from the chair.); spring to your feet (She sprang to her feet.)

Synonymes : leap, jump

Expressions courantes : spring up, spring forward, spring into action

jaillir, surgir

Apparaître ou sortir brusquement ; aussi, présenter soudain une ouverture qui laisse passer du liquide.

En anglais simple : To appear or come out suddenly, or suddenly develop an opening that lets liquid through.

• The boat sprang a leak.
• Tears sprang to his eyes at the news.
• A deer sprang into view beside the road.

Comment l'utiliser : spring a leak (Our boat sprang a leak.); spring from something (Tears sprang from her eyes.)

Synonymes : burst forth, emerge

Expressions courantes : spring a leak, spring from something, spring into view

s’animer, prendre vie

Se mettre soudain en mouvement ou devenir plein de vie et d’énergie.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become active, lively, or full of energy.

• The machine sprang to life.
• The quiet village springs to life during the festival.
• My phone screen sprang to life with a message.

Comment l'utiliser : spring to life (The engine sprang to life.)

Synonymes : come alive, come to life

Expressions courantes : spring to life, spring into life

printemps

La saison entre l’hiver et l’été, où il fait plus chaud et les plantes commencent à pousser.

En anglais simple : The season between winter and summer, when the weather gets warmer and plants begin to grow.

• Flowers open in spring.
• We visited Japan last spring.
• Does your garden look beautiful every spring?

Expressions courantes : in spring, early spring, spring flowers, spring weather

ressort

Une pièce métallique souple qui reprend sa forme après avoir été pliée ou étirée.

En anglais simple : A flexible metal part that bends or stretches and then returns to its earlier shape.

• The spring in this pen is broken.
• This mattress has hundreds of springs.
• Pressing the button squeezes a small spring inside.

Expressions courantes : metal spring, bed spring, coil spring, steel spring

source

Un endroit où l’eau sort naturellement du sol.

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

• We drank water from a spring.
• Hot springs attract visitors to the valley.
• A small spring feeds the stream behind our house.

Synonymes : water source

Expressions courantes : hot spring, natural spring, spring water