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springboard

UK: /ˈsprɪŋ.bɔːd/ US: /-bɔːrd/

Translation

n [c]
(en una piscina o en gimnasia)
trampolín
(para lograr algo)
trampolín
His first small role in a Woody Allen movie was the springboard for future stardom
Su primer papel pequeño en una peli de Woody Allen fue el trampolín que le lanzó al estrellato
(Definition of springboard n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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