Spring Bank Holiday in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

bank holiday

jour m de fermeture des banques

bank holiday

jour m férié

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the French»English Dictionary

jour férié

bank holiday Brit

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] N

1. holiday Brit (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

the school holidays

les vacances scolaires

the summer holidays

les vacances d'été

the summer holidays

les grandes vacances

to go/be on holiday

partir/être en vacances

to go/be on holiday attr region, brochure

touristique

2. holiday Brit (time off work):

holiday

congé m

to take ten days' holiday

prendre dix jours de congé

four weeks' holiday with pay

quatre semaines de congés payés

3. holiday (public, bank):

holiday

jour m férié

4. holiday Am:

the holidays

les fêtes (de fin d'année)

happy holidays!

bonnes fêtes!

II.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] VB intr

holiday

passer les vacances

I.spring [Brit sprɪŋ, Am sprɪŋ] N

1. spring (season):

spring

printemps m

in the spring

au printemps

spring is in the air

ça sent le printemps

spring has sprung

le printemps est arrivé

spring has sprung attr weather, flowers, shower, sunshine

printanier/-ière

spring has sprung day, equinox

de printemps

spring has sprung election

du printemps

2. spring TECH (coil):

spring

ressort m

to be like a coiled spring fig (ready to pounce)

être prêt à bondir

to be like a coiled spring (tense)

être tendu

3. spring (leap):

spring

bond m

with a spring

d'un bond

4. spring (elasticity):

spring

élasticité f

there's not much spring in this mattress

ce matelas manque d'élasticité

to have a spring in one's step

marcher d'un pas allègre

the good news put a spring in his step

la bonne nouvelle lui donnait une démarche dynamique

5. spring (water source):

spring

source f

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

1. spring (set off):

spring trap, lock

déclencher

spring mine

faire sauter

2. spring (develop):

to spring a leak tank, barrel:

commencer à fuir

the boat has sprung a leak

une voie d'eau s'est déclarée sur le bateau

3. spring (cause to happen unexpectedly):

to spring sth on sb news, plan

annoncer qc de but en blanc à qn

to spring a surprise

faire une surprise (on à)

I hope they don't spring anything on us at the meeting

j'espère qu'ils ne vont pas nous faire de surprises au cours de la réunion

4. spring (liberate):

spring inf

aider [qn] à faire la belle inf

spring inf

libérer

5. spring HUNT:

spring bird, game

lever

III.spring <pret sprang, pp sprung> [Brit sprɪŋ, Am sprɪŋ] VB intr

1. spring (jump):

spring

bondir

to spring across sth

traverser qc d'un bond

to spring at sb dog, tiger:

sauter à la gorge de qn

to spring at sb person:

se jeter sur qn

to spring from/over sth

sauter de/par-dessus de qc

she sprang onto the stage/up the steps

d'un bond léger elle est montée sur scène/a gravi les marches

to spring to one's feet

se lever d'un bond

to spring to fame

devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain

2. spring (move suddenly):

to spring open/shut door, panel:

s'ouvrir/se fermer brusquement

to spring into action team, troops:

passer à l'action

to spring to attention guards:

se mettre brusquement au garde-à-vous

to spring to sb's defence/aid

se précipiter pour défendre/aider qn

to spring to sb's rescue

se précipiter au secours de qn

tears sprang to his eyes

les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux

the first name that sprang to mind was Rosie

le premier prénom qui m'est venu à l'esprit a été (celui de) Rosie

to spring into or to life machine, motor:

se mettre en marche or route

Phrases:

to spring from (originate from) jealousy, fear, idea, suggestion, prejudice

naître de

where did these people spring from?

d'où sortent ces gens?

where do these files/boxes spring from?

d'où viennent ces dossiers/cartons?

I.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] N

1. bank:

bank FIN, GAMES

banque f

the Bank of France/of England

la Banque de France/d'Angleterre

to break the bank GAMES

faire sauter la banque

it won't break the bank fig

ça ne ruinera personne

it won't break the bank attr credit, debt

bancaire

it won't break the bank employee, staff

de banque

2. bank (border):

bank (of river, lake)

rive f

bank (of canal)

berge f

the banks of the Nile/of the Thames

les bords mpl du Nil/de la Tamise

to break its banks river:

sortir de son lit

3. bank (mound):

bank (of earth, mud)

talus m

bank (of snow)

congère f

4. bank (slope):

bank (by road, railway track)

talus m

bank (by racetrack)

virage m incliné

bank (by mineshaft)

carreau m

5. bank (section of sea bed):

bank

banc m

6. bank (mass):

bank (of flowers)

massif m

bank (of fog, mist)

banc m

a bank of cloud

un banc de nuages

7. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m sur l'aile

8. bank (series):

bank (of switches, oars, keys, floodlights)

rangée f

9. bank MIN (face):

bank

front m de taille

10. bank (bench for rower):

bank

banc m de nage

II.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank FIN:

bank cheque, money

déposer [qc] à la banque

2. bank (border):

bank track, road

border

to be banked by

être bordé par

3. bank AVIAT:

bank plane

incliner [qc] sur l'aile

4. bank (fuel) → bank up

III.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB intr

1. bank FIN:

to bank with

avoir un compte à la

who do you bank with?

où as-tu ton compte?

2. bank AVIAT:

bank plane:

virer sur l'aile

IV.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk]

to be as safe as the Bank of England

être à toute épreuve

See also bank up

I.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank up)

bank up snow, earth, mud:

bank up

s'amonceler

II.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank [sth] up, bank up [sth])

1. bank up (pile up):

bank up snow, earth, mud

entasser

2. bank up (cover with fuel):

bank up fire

charger

3. bank up (make a slope by):

bank up road, racetrack

surhausser

Spring Bank Holiday in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

Spring Bank Holiday N no pl Brit (end of May)

Spring Bank Holiday

jour de fermeture des banques et de la plupart des commerces

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

Summer Bank Holiday

jour férié qui célèbre l'été

bank holiday

jour m férié

bank holiday

jour m de fermeture des banques

Translations for Spring Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] N

1. holiday Brit, Aus (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

to be (away) on holiday

être en vacances

to take holiday

prendre des vacances

2. holiday (public day off):

holiday

jour m férié

II.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] VB intr

holiday

être en vacances

I.spring [sprɪŋ] N

1. spring (season):

spring

printemps m

in (the) spring

au printemps

2. spring (curved device):

spring

ressort m

3. spring (elasticity):

spring

élasticité f

to have a spring in one's step

avoir le pas souple

4. spring (source of water):

spring

source f

II.spring <sprang [or Am, a. Aus sprung], sprung> [sprɪŋ] VB intr

1. spring (move quickly):

spring

se précipiter

to spring to one's feet

bondir sur ses pieds

2. spring (appear):

spring to mind

surgir

III.spring [sprɪŋ] VB trans (produce)

to spring sth on sb

faire qc à qn par surprise

IV.spring [sprɪŋ] ADJ Am (supported by springs)

spring

à ressort(s)

I.bank¹ [bæŋk] N

bank

banque f

to pay sth into the bank

déposer qc à la banque

to play bank

être la banque

blood/data bank

banque du sang/de données

II.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB intr

to bank with ...

avoir un compte à ...

III.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB trans (deposit)

to bank money/valuables

déposer de l'argent/des objets de valeur

bank² [bæŋk] N (row)

bank

rangée f

I.bank³ [bæŋk] N

1. bank of river:

bank (edge)

bord m

bank (of land)

talus m

bank (of road)

remblai m

the river broke its banks

la rivière est sorti de son lit

2. bank (elevation in water):

bank

banc m

3. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m incliné

4. bank (mass):

bank

massif m

bank of cloud

amoncellement m

bank of fog

couche f

II.bank³ [bæŋk] VB intr AVIAT

bank

virer (sur l'aile)

III.bank³ [bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank (cover):

to bank the fire

couvrir le feu

2. bank AVIAT:

to bank an aeroplane

faire virer un avion sur l'aile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was revived in 1974 and now takes place over the four days of Spring Bank Holiday.

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Until 2005, there was an annual carnival held on the Spring Bank Holiday but this has been cancelled due to rising policing costs.

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Every year since then unofficial races have been organised during the late spring bank holiday by local enthusiasts.

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