Traduzioni

spatnoun
spats
pl
UK
/spæt/
US
/spæt/
They had a little spat over who should do the dishes.
Ils ont eu une petite dispute pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle.
guêtreAu pluriel en anglais dans ce sens.
The soldiers wore spats as part of their ceremonial dress.
Les soldats portaient des guêtres dans leur tenue de cérémonie.
naissainTerme d’ostréiculture et de biologie marine.
The marine biologist studied the spat to understand their growth patterns.
La biologiste marine a étudié le naissain pour comprendre ses schémas de croissance.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
querellePlus littéraire ou plus marqué que « dispute ».
spatTerme technique très spécialisé en géométrie.
spatverb
spatted
Past Simple
spatted
Past Participle
spatting
Gerund
UK
/spæt/
US
/spæt/
Intransitive, informal verb meaning to quarrel briefly.
se disputer
The twins often spat over the most trivial things.
Les jumeaux se disputaient souvent pour les choses les plus triviales.
spatpast participle
Used attributively to describe something that has been spit on or covered with saliva.
souilléEn parlant de traces de salive ou de crachats.
The microphone was dotted with spat droplets after the passionate speech.
Le microphone était souillé de gouttelettes de salive après le discours passionné.
spitverb

spat

Past Simple

spat
Past Simple
spat
Past Participle
spitting
Gerund
UK
/spɪt/
US
/spɪt/
(homonyms – expel: spat/spat (UK) / spit/spit (US); skewer: spitted, spitted)
He spat on the ground.
Il a craché par terre.
crépiteren parlant du feu
The logs in the fireplace began to spit as the fire grew stronger.
Les bûches dans la cheminée se sont mises à crépiter à mesure que le feu gagnait en intensité.
éjecterpour une machine ou un appareil
The printer suddenly spat out a series of error messages.
L'imprimante a soudain éjecté une série de messages d'erreur.
bruinerà propos d'une pluie fine
It's only spitting; we don't need umbrellas.
Il ne fait que bruiner ; nous n'avons pas besoin de parapluies.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
cracherfiguré, pour des paroles ou des insultes
grésilleren parlant d'aliments à la cuisson

Definizioni

spatnoun
A petty quarrel or minor dispute.
They had a little spat over who should do the dishes.
A short piece of cloth or leather worn over the instep and ankle, often as part of a uniform.
The soldiers wore spats as part of their ceremonial dress.
A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, especially one that has recently attached to a surface.
The marine biologist studied the spat to understand their growth patterns.
A unit of solid angle equal to 4π steradians, representing the entire surface of a sphere.
The engineer expressed the measurement as one spat, covering the whole spherical field of view.
spatverb
to engage in a brief, petty quarrel
The twins often spat over the most trivial things.
spatpast participle
Covered with or marked by saliva that has been spat.
The microphone was dotted with spat droplets after the passionate speech.
spitverb
To eject saliva or other substances from the mouth.
He had to spit out the bitter medicine after tasting it.
To utter (words, insults, etc.) forcefully and with anger or contempt, as if spitting.
She spat a string of insults at him.
To make a hissing or crackling sound, as in the case of something being fried or a fire burning.
The logs in the fireplace began to spit as the fire grew stronger.
To eject something forcibly from a machine or device.
The printer suddenly spat out a series of error messages.
Of rain: to fall lightly or in fine drops.
It's only spitting; we don't need umbrellas.
To pierce with or as if with a spit; skewer for cooking.
The chef spitted the pig before roasting it.