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to spit
01
cracher, expectorer
to forcefully release saliva or phlegm from the mouth
Intransitive
Transitive: to spit sth
Exemples
The baseball player habitually spat sunflower seed shells while waiting for his turn at bat.
Le joueur de baseball crachait habituellement des coques de graines de tournesol en attendant son tour au bâton.
Please do n't spit on the sidewalk; it's considered impolite.
S'il vous plaît, ne crachez pas sur le trottoir; c'est considéré comme impoli.
02
embrocher, enficher
to push or pierce something onto a sharp object, like a rod or skewer
Transitive: to spit meat
Exemples
He spit the chicken onto the metal rod to roast it over the fire.
Il embrocha le poulet sur la tige métallique pour le rôtir au feu.
The turkey was spit and slowly turned on the rotisserie.
La dinde a été embrochée et tournée lentement sur la broche.
03
cracher, lancer avec colère
to say something with anger, hostility, or aggression
Transitive: to spit words
Exemples
The politician spat insults during the heated debate.
Le politicien a craché des insultes lors du débat houleux.
He spat a rude comment when he did n't get his way.
Il cracha un commentaire grossier quand il n'a pas obtenu ce qu'il voulait.
04
crachiner, pleuvioter
to rain lightly or in small drops
Intransitive
Exemples
It started to spit as we walked down the street, but we did n’t need an umbrella.
Il a commencé à crachiner alors que nous marchions dans la rue, mais nous n’avions pas besoin de parapluie.
The weather was cloudy, and it began to spit every now and then.
Le temps était nuageux, et il a commencé à crachiner de temps en temps.
Spit
01
broche, brochette
a skewer for holding meat over a fire
02
crachat, expectoration
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
03
salive, crachat
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
04
une flèche, un banc de sable
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
05
Spit (un jeu de cartes rapide), Le jeu de Spit
a fast-paced card game that is typically played by two players with a standard deck of 52 cards, in which the objective is to get rid of all of one's cards by playing them onto a central pile as quickly as possible
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