spring

spring
[sprɪŋ] n
1) (season) Frühling m;
in the \spring im Frühling
2) tech (part in machine) Feder f
3) (elasticity) Sprungkraft f, Elastizität f;
to have [or walk with] a \spring in one's step beschwingt gehen
4) (source of water) Quelle f n
modifier
1) (of season) (fashion, flowers, weather) Frühlings-;
\spring thaw Frühlingstauwetter nt
2) (of water source) (water) Quell-
3) (with springs) (seat) gefedert;
\spring mattress Federkernmatratze f vi <sprang or (Am a.) sprung , sprung>
1) (move quickly) springen;
to \spring into action den Betrieb aufnehmen;
to \spring to sb's defence zu jds Verteidigung eilen;
to \spring to one's feet aufspringen;
to \spring open aufspringen;
to \spring shut zufallen
2) (suddenly appear) auftauchen;
where did you \spring from? wo kommst du denn plötzlich her?;
to \spring to mind in den Kopf schießen
3) (old: attack)
to \spring on [or upon] sb jdn angreifen
4) (have as source)
to \spring from sth von etw dat herrühren vt
to \spring sth
1) (operate) etw auslösen;
to \spring a trap eine Falle zuschnappen lassen
2) (suddenly do)
to \spring sth on [or upon] sb jdn mit etw dat überfallen (fig)
to \spring the news on sb jdn mit Neuigkeiten überfallen;
to \spring a trick on sb jdm einen unverhofften Streich spielen
3) (provide with springs)
to \spring sth etw federn
4) (fam: help to escape)
to \spring sb jdn rausholen (fam)
PHRASES:
to \spring a leak ship [plötzlich] ein Leck bekommen; pipe [plötzlich] undicht werden

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