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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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