# das Sprungbrett

das Sprungbrett is a German noun meaning “springboard”. Forms: des Sprungbrettes, die Sprungbretter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Sprungbrettes
- Plural: die Sprungbretter

## In other languages

- Русский: мостик для прыжков, подкидная доска

## Meanings

1. springboard, diving board
2. _figurative_ springboard, stepping stone

## Examples

- Tom fiel vom Sprungbrett. — Tom fell off the diving board.
- Ich traue mich nicht, wie meine Freunde vom Sprungbrett zu springen. — I'm afraid to dive off the diving board like my friends do.
- Tom hatte in der Stadt das einzige Schwimmbecken mit einem Sprungbrett. — Tom had the only pool in town with a diving board.

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Sprungbrett