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1 pail
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2 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) -
3 squirt
squirt [skwɜ:t](liquid) faire gicler; (mustard, ketchup, washing-up liquid) faire jaillir;∎ squirt some oil on the hinges mettez quelques gouttes d'huile sur les gonds;∎ they were squirting each other with water, they were squirting water at each other ils s'aspergeaient d'eau mutuellement;∎ he squirted some soda water into his whisky il versa une rasade d'eau de Seltz dans son whisky;∎ she squirted perfume on her wrists elle se vaporisa du parfum sur les poignets(juice, blood, ink) gicler; (water) jaillir;∎ juice squirted onto my shirt le jus a giclé sur ma chemise;∎ the milk squirted (out) into the pail le lait giclait dans le seau3 noun(a) (of juice, ink) giclée f; (of water) jet m; (of mustard, ketchup, washing-up liquid) dose f; (of oil, perfume) quelques gouttes fpl(b) familiar pejorative (person) minus m; (short person) avorton m, demi-portion f; (child) mioche mf;∎ get lost, you little squirt! va donc, eh minus!(c) familiar crime slang (ammonia) = ammoniaque versée dans une bouteille de liquide vaisselle pour être ensuite projetée dans les yeux de la victime►► American squirt gun pistolet m à eau -
4 slop
(spill) renverser; (overflow) déborder;∎ the tea slopped into the saucer/onto the tablecloth le thé s'est renversé dans la soucoupe/sur la nappe;∎ the soup slopped onto the cooker la soupe a débordé sur la cuisinièrerenverser;∎ he slopped soup onto the tablecloth il a renversé ou répandu de la soupe sur la nappe;∎ don't slop water all over the floor ne renverse pas d'eau par terre3 noun(a) slop(s) (liquid waste → for pigs) pâtée f; (→ from tea, coffee) fond m de tasse; pejorative (tasteless food) mixture f►► British slop basin vide-tasses m inv;slop bucket, slop pail (gen) seau m (à ordures); (in prison) seau m hygiénique; (for pigs) seau m à pâtée∎ the children were slopping about in the puddles les enfants pataugeaient dans les flaques d'eau∎ I just slopped around all morning j'ai traînassé ou flemmardé toute la matinée∎ familiar he slops about the house doing nothing il traîne à la maison à ne rien faire□(prisoner) vider les seaux hygiéniques(spill) se renverser; (overflow) déborder;∎ the water slopped over onto the floor l'eau s'est renversée ou a débordé sur le solrenverser, répandre
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