spring tide in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spring tide in the English»French Dictionary

spring tide N

spring tide NAUT, METEO

grande marée f

spring tide NAUT, METEO

marée f de vive eau

Translations for spring tide in the French»English Dictionary

vive-eau

spring tide

marée d'équinoxe

equinoctial spring tide

Translations for spring tide in the English»French Dictionary

tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] N

1. tide NAUT:

tide

marée f

the tide is in/out

c'est la marée haute/basse

the tide is turning

la marée change

the tide is going out/coming in

la marée monte/descend

at high/low tide

à marée haute/basse

2. tide fig:

tide (trend) (of emotion)

vague f

tide (of events)

cours m

a rising tide of sympathy/nationalism

une vague montante de sympathie/nationalisme

the tide of history/events

le cours de l'histoire/des événements

to go/swim with the tide fig

aller/nager dans le sens du courant

to go/swim against the tide fig

aller/nager à contre-courant

the tide has turned

la chance a tourné (du bon côté)

to turn the tide of history

renverser le cours de l'histoire

the tide has turned against him/in his favour

la chance s'est retournée contre lui/a tourné en sa faveur

to stem the tide of pessimism/anarchy

endiguer la vague de pessimisme/d'anarchie

3. tide fig (of complaints, letters, refugees):

tide

afflux m

time and tide wait for no man

on ne peut pas arrêter le temps

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?

spring tide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spring tide in the English»French Dictionary

spring tide N

spring tide

(grande) marée f d'équinoxe (de printemps)

Translations for spring tide in the English»French Dictionary

tide [taɪd] N

1. tide (fall and rise of sea):

tide

marée f

the tide is out/in

la marée est basse/haute

the tide goes out/comes in

la mer se retire/monte

2. tide (main trend of opinion):

tide

courant m (de pensée)

to go against the tide

aller à contre-courant

to go with the tide

suivre le mouvement

3. tide (powerful trend):

tide

mode f

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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The water wolf could devour the land in times of spring tide flooding or heavy storms.

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Even higher than a normal spring tide are the perigean tides.

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During the low water spring tide it measures, at its longest, a mere 137 m and has an average width of 60 m.

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This was normally only at spring tides, and so the water level often ran low in the period before the next spring tide was due.

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The eggs hatch upon the panne filling at the next spring tide in 45 days with optimal conditions.

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As the tidal variation grows larger, towards the spring tide, larger quantities of coarser material will be deposited which results in an increasing bed thickness.

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When the water recedes so do they and when it comes back again in another flood or spring tide, the eggs hatch.

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During the low water spring tide it measures, at its longest, 137 m and has an average width of 60 m.

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It had locks at each end to protect the water level from tidal change, but the canal walls leaked and the water level dropped between every spring tide.

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Coinciding with a spring tide before daybreak massive waves flew over the beach.

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