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1 spit
A n2 ( expectoration) ‘I hate you’ he said with a spit ‘je te déteste’ dit-il en crachant ; to give a spit cracher ;4 Geol flèche f ;3 ( utter) proférer [oath, venom] (at en direction de).1 lit [cat, person] cracher (at, on sur ; into dans ; out of de) ; to spit in sb's face lit, fig cracher à la figure de qn ;■ spit out:▶ spit [sth] out, spit out [sth] lit cracher [blood, drink] (into dans ; onto sur) ; fig proférer [phrase, word] ; spit it out ○ ! crache le morceau ○ !■ spit up:▶ spit [sth] up, spit up [sth] [patient] cracher [blood] ; US [baby] vomir [milk, food]. -
2 spit
(a) (in anger, contempt) cracher;∎ to spit at sb cracher sur qn;∎ to spit in sb's face cracher à la figure de qn;∎ she spat at him elle lui a craché dessus(b) (while talking) postillonner, envoyer des postillons∎ the oil spat onto my hand l'huile m'a éclaboussé la main∎ it's spitting (with rain) il bruine, il pleut légèrement3 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (spittle → in mouth) salive f; (→ spat out) crachat m; (→ ejected while speaking) postillon m; (act of spitting) crachement m;∎ Military spit and polish astiquage m;∎ to be the (very) spit of sb être le portrait craché de qn;∎ he's the spit of his dad c'est son père tout craché(c) (of insects) écume f printanière, crachat m de coucou∎ to dig the ground three spits deep creuser la terre à une profondeur de trois fers de bêche∎ there was just a spit of rain il n'est tombé que quelques gouttes de pluie►► American spit curl accroche-cœur m;spit roast rôti m à la broche(food, medicine) cracher, rechracher; (words, invective) cracher;∎ "you're fired!", he spat out "vous êtes viré!", lança-t-il;∎ familiar come on, spit it out! allez, accouche!(blood, food) cracher -
3 spit out
spit [something] out, spit out [something] lit cracher [blood, drink]; fig proférer [phrase, word] -
4 spit up
spit [something] up, spit up [something] cracher [blood] -
5 spurt
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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