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1 splash out
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2 splash
splash [splæ∫]1. nounb. ( = small amount) a splash of une goutte dea. éclabousser (sb/sth with sth qn/qch de qch)b. ( = apply hastily) to splash water on o.s. s'asperger d'eauc. [+ headlines] étaler en première pagea. [liquid, mud] faire des éclaboussuresb. [person, animal] patauger• to splash into the water [person] plonger dans l'eau en éclaboussant ; [stone] tomber dans l'eau avec un gros plouf(British) ( = spend money) faire une folie* * *[splæʃ] 1.1) ( sound) plouf mto make a big splash — lit faire un grand plouf; fig faire sensation
2) ( patch) ( of mud) tache f; (of water, oil) éclaboussure f; ( of colour) touche f; (of tonic, soda) goutte f2.transitive verb1) ( spatter) éclabousserto splash something over somebody/something — éclabousser quelqu'un/quelque chose de quelque chose
2) ( sprinkle)3) ( maliciously)4) ( in newspaper) mettre [quelque chose] à la une3.1) ( spatter) faire des éclaboussures (onto, over sur)2) ( move)to splash through something — [person] traverser quelque chose en pataugeant; [car] traverser quelque chose en faisant des éclaboussures
3) (in sea, pool) faire des éclaboussures (in dans)•Phrasal Verbs: -
3 spot
spot [spɒt]1. nouna. ( = mark) tache f ; ( = splash) éclaboussure f ; ( = polka dot) pois m ; (on dice, domino) point m ; (on reputation) tache fd. ( = place) endroit mf. ( = spotlight) spot mg. ► on the spot3. compounds* * *[spɒt] 1.2) ( stain) tache f3) ( pimple) bouton m4) ( place) endroit mto be on the spot — gen être sur place
this record has been on the top ou number one spot for two weeks — ce disque a été numéro un pendant deux semaines
5) (colloq) ( small amount)a spot of cream/sightseeing — un peu de crème/de tourisme
to have ou be in a spot of bother (with) — avoir quelques petits ennuis (avec)
6) (colloq) ( difficulty) situation f embêtante7) Commerce spot m publicitaire8) Television, Radio ( regular slot) temps m d'antenne9) ( moral blemish) tache f10) ( light) Cinema, Theatre projecteur m; (in home, display) spot m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt)1) ( see) apercevoir [person]; voir [car, roadsign, book]to spot that... — s'apercevoir que...
2) ( recognize) reconnaître [car, person, symptoms, opportunity]; repérer [defect, difference, bargain]; observer [birds, trains]3) ( stain) tacher3.••to knock spots off something/somebody — être bien meilleur que quelque chose/quelqu'un
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splash out (on something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • … Useful english dictionary
splash out — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you splash out on something, especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money. [BRIT] [V P on n] If he wanted to splash out on a new car it would take him a couple of days to get his hands on the… … English dictionary
Splash out — If you splash out on something it means you throw your senses out the window, get out your credit card and spend far too much money. You might splash out on a new car or even on a good meal … The American's guide to speaking British
splash out on — If you splash out on something, you spend a lot of money on it. Chloe s parents really splashed out on her wedding … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
splash something out (on something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • … Useful english dictionary
splash something out (for something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • … Useful english dictionary
splash out — (Informal) [verb] spend, be extravagant, push the boat out (Brit. informal), spare no expense, splurge * * * (Brit. informal) BE EXTRAVAGANT, go on a spending spree, spare no expense, spend lavishly; informal lash out, splurge; Brit. info … Useful english dictionary
splash out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms splash out : present tense I/you/we/they splash out he/she/it splashes out present participle splashing out past tense splashed out past participle splashed out British informal to buy something expensive… … English dictionary
ˌsplash ˈout — phrasal verb British informal to buy something expensive He s just splashed out on a brand new car.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
splash — splash1 [splæʃ] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: plash to splash (16 19 centuries), perhaps from Dutch plassen] 1.) if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something and makes a noise splash against/on/over ▪ The ocean splashed against the pier. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
splash — [[t]splæ̱ʃ[/t]] splashes, splashing, splashed 1) VERB If you splash about or splash around in water, you hit or disturb the water in a noisy way, causing some of it to fly up into the air. [V about/around] A lot of people were in the water,… … English dictionary