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A n1 ( gush) (of water, oil, blood) giclée f ; ( of flame) jaillissement m ; ( of steam) jet m ; to come out in spurts [liquid] sortir en giclant ;2 ( burst) ( of energy) sursaut m ; (of activity, enthusiasm) regain m ; ( in growth) poussée f ; to put on a spurt [runner, cyclist] pousser une pointe de vitesse ; [worker] donner un coup de collier ○ ; to do sth in spurts faire qch par à-coups.B vtr to spurt flames cracher or vomir du feu ; the wound was spurting blood le sang giclait de la blessure ; the pipes are spurting water l'eau jaillit des tuyaux.C vi2 ( speed up) [runner, cyclist] pousser une pointe de vitesse.■ spurt out:▶ spurt out [flames, liquid] jaillir ;▶ spurt out [sth], spurt [sth] out = spurt B. -
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spurt [spɜ:t]∎ beer spurted (out) from the can la bière a giclé de la boîte;∎ the milk spurted into the pail le lait gicla dans le seau;∎ some lemon juice spurted into my eye j'ai reçu une giclée de jus de citron dans l'œil(b) (dash → runner, cyclist) sprinter, piquer un sprint;∎ he spurted past us il nous a dépassés comme une flèche;∎ the car spurted through the maze of streets la voiture fila à travers le dédale de rues(gush → of pierced container) laisser jaillir; (spit → of gun, chimney) cracher;∎ his wound spurted blood le sang gicla ou jaillit de sa blessure;∎ we spurted each other with water nous nous sommes mutuellement aspergés d'eau;∎ the pipe spurted water everywhere de l'eau jaillissait du tuyau;∎ the pen spurted ink onto the carpet l'encre jaillit du stylo et tacha la moquette3 noun∎ the water came out of the tap in spurts l'eau jaillit du robinet par à-coups;∎ a spurt of machine gun fire une rafale de mitrailleuse(b) (dash) accélération f; (at work) coup m de collier; (revival) regain m; (flash → of temper, jealousy, sympathy) sursaut m;∎ to put on a spurt (while running, cycling) piquer un sprint; (while working) donner un coup de collier;∎ after a brief spurt of economic growth après un bref regain de croissance économique;∎ a spurt in prices une poussée ou flambée des prix;∎ her inspiration came in spurts l'inspiration lui venait par à-coups= spurt intransitive verb (a) -
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spurt [spɜ:t]1. noun• in spurts ( = sporadically) par à-coups[+ flame, lava, water] projeter* * *[spɜːt] 1.2.to put on a spurt — [runner, cyclist] pousser une pointe de vitesse
transitive verb3.intransitive verb ( gush) jaillir (from, out of de)Phrasal Verbs: -
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A n1 (of kettle, teapot) bec m verseur ; ( of tap) brise-jet m ; ( of hose) orifice m ; ( of fountain) jet m ; ( of gutter) gargouille f ;B vtr1 ( spurt) [pipe, fountain, geyser] faire jaillir ;2 péj ( recite) débiter [poetry, statistics, theories, advice] (at à) ; he's always spouting rubbish about the economy il est toujours en train de débiter des âneries sur l'économie.C vi1 ( spurt) [liquid] jaillir (from, out of de) ;2 ○ GB péj ( also spout forth) ( talk) discourir (about sur) ; stop spouting at me! arrête de me casser les oreilles ○ ! ;3 [whale] souffler.to be up the spout ○ GB [plan, scheme, life] être fichu ○ ; [woman] être enceinte, être en cloque ◑.■ spout out jaillir (of, from de). -
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spout [spaʊt]1. noun• to be up the spout (inf!) (British) [plans, timetable] être à l'eau (inf) ; [person] ( = in trouble) être dans le pétrin (inf)• that's another £50 up the spout (inf!) encore 50 livres de foutues en l'air (inf !)a. [+ smoke, lava] lancer un jet de* * *[spaʊt] 1.noun (of kettle, teapot) bec m verseur; ( of tap) brise-jet m; ( of hose) orifice m; ( of fountain) jet m; ( of gutter) gargouille f2.transitive verb1) ( spurt) [pipe, fountain] faire jaillir3.1) ( spurt) jaillir2) (colloq) GB péj (also spout forth) ( talk) discourir ( about sur)3) [whale] souffler••to be up the spout — (colloq) GB être fichu (colloq)
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