Jaillissait (en. Was gushing out)

/ʒajisa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To come out or appear abruptly.

Water was gushing from the spring.

L'eau jaillissait de la source.

To manifest suddenly.

Ideas were springing up in his mind.

Des idées jaillissaient dans son esprit.

To burst out suddenly.

Flames were leaping from the campfire.

Les flammes jaillissaient du feu de camp.

From the verb 'jaillir', derived from Latin 'jaculari'.

to burst forth like a geyser

To produce something in an explosive manner.

jaillir comme un geyser

to spring from an idea

To have a suddenness in the appearance of a thought.

jaillir d'une idée

jaillir

Moving quickly outward.

jaillir

gushing

The action of bursting forth.

jaillissement

sprung

Term in the past participle.

jailli

Happens unexpectedly.

This news sprang up like a surprise during the meeting.

Cette nouvelle a jailli comme une surprise pendant la réunion.