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A decorative installation in a park, garden, or public square where water is sprayed into the air through nozzles and falls into a basin.
An heißen Tagen saßen viele Leute am Rand des Springbrunnens auf dem Marktplatz.
On hot days, many people sat on the edge of the fountain in the market square.
'Springbrunnen' consists of the verb 'springen' (to jump) and the noun 'Brunnen' (well/fountain). So the name describes, in a visual way, how the water 'jumps' out of the fountain into the air.
Der neue Springbrunnen im Schlosspark ist eine echte Attraktion.
The new fountain in the palace park is a real attraction.
The sound of a fountain is often described with the verb 'plätschern' (to splash/babble). It expresses the soft and pleasant sound of the water.
Ich liebe es, im Park zu sitzen und dem Springbrunnen beim Plätschern zuzuhören.
I love sitting in the park and listening to the fountain babble.
Pay attention to the prepositions: you sit 'am' Springbrunnen (at/by the fountain, at the edge), but children sometimes play 'im' Springbrunnen (in the fountain, in the water basin).
Wir trafen uns am Springbrunnen vor dem Museum.
We met at the fountain in front of the museum.
well / fountain
Brunnen is the broader term for various water installations. A Springbrunnen is a decorative fountain whose nozzles spray water into the air. When visible streams of water are directed upward, Springbrunnen is therefore the more precise term.
Auf dem Platz spritzt das Wasser aus einem Springbrunnen hoch in die Luft.
Water sprays high into the air from a fountain in the square.
Auf dem Platz fließt das Wasser ruhig durch einen alten Brunnen.
Water flows quietly through an old fountain in the square.
