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The French word for spring is
printemps





spring

Gender

The gender of printemps is masculine. E.g. le printemps.

French Definition


spring
     1. n. Printemps.
           It follows just as surely as spring follows winter.
           Cela suit juste aussi sûrement que le printemps suit l'hiver.
     2. n. Source d'eau.
           The farmers found a natural spring to irrigate their crops.
           Les fermiers trouvèrent une source d'eau naturelle pour irriguer leurs cultures.
     3. n. Ressort.
           This spring doesn't flex any more. We'll need to replace it.
           Ce ressort ne se plie plus. Nous allons avoir besoin de le remplacer.
     4. v. Naître.
     5. v. Sauter, s'élancer, jaillir.
           Et il allait s'élancer vers le fond de la vallée, quand une petite ombre à queue touffue barra l'ouverture et jappa : …



Translations for spring and their definitions

printemps ©
     1. n-m. spring (season)
           Je veux visiter la France au printemps. - I want to visit France in the spring.


source
     1. n-f. source, spring (of water)
     2. v. of sourcer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of sourcer


ressort ©
     1. n-m. (dated) resilience, elasticity
     2. n-m. spring (coiled device)
     3. n-m. spirit, energy
     4. n-m. (literary) motive, motivation
     5. v. third-person singular present indicative of ressortir
     6. n-m. (legal) jurisdiction, responsibility, remit
Image illustrating the French word ressort


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