Translation Of Spit – English–Spanish Dictionary

Translation of spit – English–Spanish dictionary

spit

verb uk /spɪt/ us /spɪt/  present participle spitting | past tense and past participle spat

FORCE OUT

Add to word list Add to word list C2 [ I or T ] to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva escupir Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer's face. Bob Ewell escupió al abogado con desprecio en la cara. He spat the meat out in disgust. They bought watermelons and ate them as they walked, spitting out the seeds.
  • He spat out the gristle.
  • I told her off for spitting at her brother.
  • I tried to offer friendship and he spat in my face.
  • It's disgusting to spit in the street.
  • Spit the mouthwash into this bowl.

Idioms

be the spitting image of someone in/within spitting distance

Phrasal verbs

spit something out spit (something) up

spit

noun uk /spɪt/ us /spɪt/

LAND

[ C ] a long, thin, flat beach that goes out into the sea punta, lengua de tierra

FROM MOUTH

[ U ] informal (formal spittle, /ˈspɪt.əl/ /ˈspɪt̬.əl/); (Australian informal slag) saliva, especially when it is outside the mouth saliva She used a little spit on a tissue to wipe the mirror clean. Puso un poco de saliva en un pañuelo de papel para limpiar el espejo.

Idiom

spit and polish

(Translation of spit from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of spit | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

spit verb [ transitive-intransitive ] /spɪt/  spitting | past, past participle spit or spat to force liquid or a piece of sth out of your mouth escupir Protesters spit on/at police. Los manifestantes escupen a la policía. It tasted awful, so I spit it out. Sabía horrible, así que lo escupí.

(Translation of spit from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

spit noun /spɪt/ [ uncountable ] informal the liquid in your mouth saliva [ feminine, singular ] escupitajo [ masculine, singular ] spit on the sidewalk escupitajo en la acera Synonym saliva [ countable ] a long sharp stick for cooking sth over a fire espeto [ masculine, singular ] asador [ masculine, singular ] They roasted the pig on a spit. Asaron el cerdo en un asador.

(Translation of spit from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of spit

spit All of this ambiguous and ultimately unknowable experience is a prelude to the breakthrough into self-expression of a cross-dressing ' ' he ' ' character who perhaps chews and spits tobacco. From the Cambridge English Corpus Offences included a breach of the peace, spitting on shoppers, resisting arrest, fighting and swearing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases, the local context simply spits out the technology in the form of total failure: the e-government system never becomes operational. From the Cambridge English Corpus The presence of mycobacterium in spit does not, in itself, make a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. From the Cambridge English Corpus They don't like spitting either. From the Cambridge English Corpus Phrases flicker, spit and flare up, burning through climaxes of white heat, which extinguish themselves in a remarkable, desiccated fragment of crackling wooden slapsticks. From the Cambridge English Corpus Aquatic birds spit out their undigested food on the breakwater. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the code it is not only tobacco, smoking and spitting that are suggested as being very undesirable but the chewing of gum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C2

Translations of spit

in Chinese (Traditional) 用力弄出, 唾,吐(尤指唾液), 怒斥,厲聲說出… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 用力弄出, 唾,吐(尤指唾液), 怒斥,厉声说出… See more in Portuguese cuspir, cuspe, cuspe [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian थुंकणे, ओरडणे… See more つばを吐く, ペッと吐き出す, つば… See more tükürmek, tükürük, şiş… See more cracher, salive [feminine], crachat [masculine]… See more escopir, saliva… See more speeksel, spuwen, spatten… See more வாயின் உள்ளடக்கங்களை, குறிப்பாக உமிழ்நீரை வெளியேற்றுவதற்கு, வார்த்தைகளை விரைவாகவும் கோபமாகவும் கூறுவது அல்லது கத்துவது… See more थूकना, जल्दी-जल्दी और क्रोधपूर्वक चीखना या चिल्लाना… See more થૂંકવું, બહાર કાઢવું, ક્રોધપૂર્વક તાડૂકવું… See more spyt, spytte, sprøjte… See more spott, spotta, spotta ut… See more air liur, meludah, berdetus-detus… See more die Spucke, spucken, sprühen… See more spytte, spytt [neuter], spidd [neuter]… See more تھوکنا, شدید غصے کا اظہار کرنا… See more слина, плювок, плювати(ся)… See more ఉమ్ము / నోటిలో ఉన్నవాటిని బలవంతంగా బయటకు పంపు, ముఖ్యంగా లాలాజలం, త్వరగా కోపంగా మాటలు అనడం లేదా అరవడం… See more থুতু, দ্রুত এবং রেগে বলা বা চিৎকার করা… See more slina, (od)plivnout (si), vyprskávat… See more ludah, meludah, menyemburkan… See more น้ำลาย, ถ่มน้ำลาย, ทำให้กระเด็น… See more nước bọt, nước dãi, khạc nhổ nước bọt… See more pluć, ślina, rożen… See more 뱉다, 침… See more sputare, sputo, saliva… See more Need a translator?

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      • spit (FORCE OUT)
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      • spit (LAND)
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