spring has sprung
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- idiom
- Informal
:
la primavera ha llegado
- With the arrival of March, it finally feels like spring has sprung, and the days are getting longer.
Examples
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After a long winter, everyone is excited that spring has sprung, bringing warmth and blooming flowers.
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Spring has sprung.
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As the snow melts and the birds return, it's clear that spring has sprung in the countryside.
Synonyms
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The season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow
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The season when plants start to grow and the weather gets warmer
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the noun 'spring' (the season) with the verb 'to spring' in its past participle form 'sprung' plus the auxiliary 'has', so the meaning 'the season of spring has arrived' is directly inferable from the constituents. Although slightly colloquial/poetic, the composition is transparent and follows a predictable pattern that a B1 learner who knows the words would understand.
Etymology
Spring has sprung uses spring meaning 'to jump up' and the past form sprung to paint a quick picture of flowers and leaves suddenly rising from the ground. So people say spring has sprung when the 'spring season' has arrived and nature feels fresh and new.