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1 sprinkle
sprinkle ['sprɪŋkəl](a) (with salt, sugar, spices, breadcrumbs, talc) saupoudrer ( with de); (with parsley, raisins) parsemer ( with de); (with liquid) arroser légèrement ( with de);∎ I sprinkled sugar on or over my cereal, I sprinkled my cereal with sugar j'ai saupoudré mes céréales de sucre;∎ sprinkle with grated cheese recouvrez de fromage râpé;∎ he sprinkled sawdust on the floor il a répandu de la sciure par terre;∎ to sprinkle water on sth or sth with water asperger qch d'eau;∎ he sprinkled vinegar on or over his chips il mit un peu de vinaigre sur ses frites(b) (usu passive) (strew, dot) parsemer, semer;∎ the sky was sprinkled with stars le ciel était parsemé d'étoiles;∎ the fields were sprinkled with snow les champs étaient tachetés de neige;∎ his hair was sprinkled with grey ses cheveux étaient légèrement grisonnants;∎ a speech sprinkled with metaphors un discours émaillé de métaphores;∎ a few policemen were sprinkled among the crowd quelques policiers étaient disséminés dans la foule(rain) tomber des gouttes3 noun∎ I felt a sprinkle (of rain) j'ai senti quelques gouttes (de pluie) -
2 sprinkle
['spriŋkl](to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits: He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.) saupoudrer, asperger- sprinkling -
3 sprinkle
C vtr1 to sprinkle sth with sth, to sprinkle sth on ou over sth saupoudrer qch de [salt, sugar] ; parsemer qch de [herbs] ; to sprinkle sth with water humecter qch ; to sprinkle a cake with brandy humecter un gâteau de cognac ; to sprinkle oneself with talc se saupoudrer de talc ; to sprinkle a speech with quotations parsemer un discours de citations ;2 ( water) arroser [lawn].D sprinkled pp adj sprinkled with saupoudré de [salt, sugar] ; parsemé de [herbs, flowers, quotations, mistakes]. -
4 stud
A n2 ( earring) clou m d'oreilles ;7 ( for breeding) he's now at stud il est devenu reproducteur ; to put a horse out to stud mettre un cheval au haras or à la reproduction ;12 = stud poker.1 lit [jacket] garni de clous ; [door, beam] clouté ; studded boots, studded shoes Sport chaussures fpl à crampons ; studded tyres Aut pneus mpl cloutés ; -
5 generously
generously ['dʒenərəslɪ](a) (unsparingly) généreusement, avec générosité∎ a plate of chips generously sprinkled with salt and vinegar une assiette de frites généreusement salée et vinaigrée;∎ the soup was rather generously salted (oversalted) la soupe était très généreusement salée∎ euphemism to be generously built avoir des formes généreuses -
6 scattered
scattered ['skætəd]∎ papers/toys lying scattered all over the floor des papiers/des jouets éparpillés par terre;∎ the table was scattered with empty cups il y avait des tasses vides éparpillées sur la table(b) (sprinkled) parsemé;∎ the tablecloth was scattered with crumbs la nappe était parsemée de miettes(c) (dispersed → population) dispersé, disséminé; (→ clouds) épars; (→ villages, houses) épars; (→ light) diffus; (→ fortune) dissipé;∎ she tried to collect her scattered thoughts elle essaya de mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées►► Meteorology scattered showers averses fpl éparses
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