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I 1. [spit] noun((also spittle ['spitl]) the liquid that forms in the mouth.) cuspo2. verb1) (to throw out (spit) from the mouth: He spat in the gutter as an indication of contempt.) cuspir2) (to send (out) with force: The fire spat (out) sparks.) cuspirII [spit] noun(a type of sharp-pointed metal bar on which meat is roasted.) espeto* * *spit1[spit] n 1 saliva, cuspo. 2 ato ou som de cuspir. 3 secreção espumosa de alguns insetos. 4 chuvisco. 5 coll semelhança, réplica, sósia (de uma pessoa). he is the very spit of his father / ele é a cara do pai. • vt+vi (ps+pp spat, spit) 1 cuspir. 2 emitir, jogar para fora, esguichar. 3 fungar. 4 fig chuviscar. to spit at cuspir em. to spit forth a) cuspir para fora. b) falar depressa. spit it out! fale! to be the spit and image of ser o retrato escarrado de. to spit up a) cuspir fora. b) vomitar. to spit upon someone tratar alguém com desprezo.————————spit2[spit] n 1 espeto (para assar carne). 2 península, ponta de terra que se perde dentro da água. 3 pá. • vt (ps+pp spitted) espetar.
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spit\ and\ image — • spitting image • spit and image noun informal An exact likeness; a duplicate. John is the spitting image of his grandfather. That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston. Compare: like father, like son … Словарь американских идиом
spit and image — np An identical copy. Rodney is the spit and image of his father. 1890s … Historical dictionary of American slang
spit and image — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. image, spitting image*, replica; see copy … English dictionary for students
spit and image — idi inf exact likeness Also, spitting image … From formal English to slang
spit and image — amazing likeness, close resemblance … English contemporary dictionary
spit — spit1 [spit] n. [ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see SPIKE1] 1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat 2. a narrow point of land, or a… … English World dictionary
spit — I. /spɪt / (say spit) verb (spat or spit, spitting) –verb (i) 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to do this at or on a person, etc., to express hatred, contempt, etc. 3. to sputter. 4. to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain …
spit — spit1 spitlike, adj. /spit/, v., spit or spat, spitting, n. v.i. 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 4.… … Universalium
image — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Vorstellung, abstract, abstraction, adumbrate, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, allusion, ally, altarpiece, alter ego, analogon, analogue, angle, apparition, appearance, apprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
spit — I [[t]spɪt[/t]] v. spit spat, spit•ting, 1) cvb phl to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2) to sputter: grease spitting in the fire[/ex] 3) to eject from the mouth: to spit watermelon seeds[/ex] 4) to throw out or emit like saliva 5) spit… … From formal English to slang
image — n. 1) to project an image 2) a public; tarnished image 3) a spitting image, spit and image (a spitting image of George Washington) 4) (misc.) to be created in the image of God * * * [ ɪmɪdʒ] tarnished image spit and image (a spitting image of… … Combinatory dictionary
