spring in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.spring <pt sprang or esp Am sprung, pp sprung> [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] VB intr

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1.1. spring (leap):

spring
saltar
I sprang out of bed
salté de la cama
he sprang over the wall
saltó el muro
the cat sprang up onto the table
el gato se subió a la mesa de un salto
to spring to one's feet
levantarse or ponerse de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte
to spring to attention
ponerse firme
to spring into action
entrar en acción
the engine sprang into life
de pronto el motor se puso en marcha
tears sprang to his eyes
se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas
to spring to sb's aid
correr or acudir en ayuda de alguien
nothing springs to mind
no se me ocurre nada
the branch sprang back and hit me in the face
la rama saltó como un látigo y me dio en la cara
the door sprang open/shut
la puerta se abrió/se cerró de golpe

II.spring <pt sprang or esp Am sprung, pp sprung> [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] VB trans

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III.spring [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] N

spring cleaning [Am sprɪŋ klinɪŋ, Brit ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ], Brit also spring clean N no pl

spring up VB [Am sprɪŋ -, Brit sprɪŋ -] (v + adv)

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I.spring-clean [Am ˈsprɪŋklin, Brit ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] VB trans Brit

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II.spring-clean [Am ˈsprɪŋklin, Brit ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] VB intr

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spring-loaded [Am ˈˌsprɪŋ ˈˌloʊdəd, Brit] ADJ

spring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spring in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung N

II.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung VB intr

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III.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung VB trans

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spring-clean [ˌsprɪŋˈkli:n] VB trans

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Translations for spring in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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spring Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not be a (spring) chicken
ya no ser ningún crío
to spring to one's feet
levantarse de un salto
to spring shut/open
cerrarse/abrirse de golpe
to spring sth on sb
soltar algo a alguien
in May/spring
en mayo/primavera
autumn/spring range
línea f de otoño/primavera
the patient won't make it to spring
el enfermo no llegará a la primavera

spring Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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The flowers are catkins that form in the fall and pollinate in the following spring.
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Eggs hatch in early spring and the galls quickly form around the developing insects.
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It is rich in wheat, spring wheat, barley, peas, beans, potatoes and so on.
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It is a local winter sports centre with several ski pistes and is popular in spring for ski mountaineering.
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It is also said that the reason dried shiitake mushrooms spring back into shape so well in water is because they contain trehalose.
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It is all low-lying wetland, on average only 2m ft above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide.
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The dusky smooth-hound migrates seasonally, moving north in the spring and south in the autumn.
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The spring ephemeral plant mouse-ear cress is a well-known example.
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It also closes midweek and some weekends during the late fall, winter, and early spring.
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At the apex of the recoil stroke the recoil spring acts to reverse the direction of the breechblock, chambering a fresh cartridge.
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