spring

1. (countable)An act of springing: a leap, a jump.

2. (countable, uncountable)The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.

   Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.

   You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.

3. The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.

   (countable, uncountable)The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.

   Chinese New Year always occurs in January or February but is called the "Spring Festival" throughout East Asia because it is reckoned as the beginning of their spring.

   весна́vesná

4. (countable, uncountable)The three months of March, April, and May in the Northern Hemisphere and September, October, and November in the Southern Hemisphere.

   I spent my spring holidays in Morocco.

   The spring issue will be out next week.

   весна́vesná

5. (figuratively, uncountable)The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.

6. The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.

   (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A period of political liberalization and democratization.

   Arab Spring

   Prague Spring

7. (countable)Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

8. Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly

   (countable, uncountable)A spray or body of water springing from the ground.

   This beer was brewed with pure spring water.

   Quelle

   исто́чникistóčnik, ключključ, родни́кrodník

   джерело́džereló, крини́цяkrynýcja

   a natural flow of ground water

9. (countable, uncountable)An elastic mechanical part or device in any shape (e.g., flat, curved, coiled), made of flexible material (usually spring steel) that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.

   We jumped so hard the bed springs broke.

   Sprungfeder, Feder

   пружи́наpružína, рессо́раressóra

   пружи́наpružýna, спружи́наspružýna

10. (countable, uncountable)A line from a vessel's end or side to its anchor cable used to diminish or control its movement.

11. (countable, uncountable)A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.

    You should put a couple of springs onto the jetty to stop the boat moving so much.

    шпрингšpring

12. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A race, a lineage.

1. I like spring better than fall.

   Мені більше подобається весна, ніж осінь. — deniko

   ruВесну я люблю больше осени. — Wezel

   deDen Frühling mag ich mehr als den Herbst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. I moved to Boston last spring.

   Я переїхав до Бостона минулої весни. — deniko

   ruЯ переселился в Бостон прошлой весной. — Balamax

   deIch bin letztes Frühjahr nach Boston gezogen. — Zaghawa

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3. In spring, the days get longer.

   Весною дні стають довшими. — deniko

   ruВесной дни становятся длиннее. — Balamax

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4. It's going to be spring soon.

   Скоро весна. — deniko

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5. Tom and Mary got married last spring.

   Том та Мері одружилися минулої весни. — deniko

   ruТом и Мэри поженились прошлой весной. — marafon

   deTom und Maria haben im letzten Frühling geheiratet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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