spat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spat in the English»French Dictionary

I.spat [Brit spat, Am spæt] VB pp VB pt

spat → spit

II.spat [Brit spat, Am spæt] N

1. spat (quarrel):

spat inf

prise f de bec inf (with avec)

2. spat (on shoe):

spat

demi-guêtre f

3. spat ZOOL:

spat

naissain m

See also spit

I.spit [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] N

1. spit (saliva):

spit (in mouth)

salive f

spit (on ground)

crachat m

2. spit (expectoration):

‘I hate you’ he said with a spit

‘je te déteste’ dit-il en crachant

to give a spit

cracher

3. spit FOOD:

spit

broche f

cooked on a spit

rôti à la broche

rotating spit

tournebroche m

4. spit GEOL:

spit

flèche f

5. spit Brit (spade depth):

two spits deep

à deux fers de profondeur

II.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB trans

1. spit lit person blood, food:

spit

cracher (into dans, onto sur)

2. spit fig:

spit volcano: lava

cracher

spit pan: oil

projeter

3. spit (utter):

spit oath, venom

proférer (at en direction de)

III.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB intr

1. spit lit cat, person:

spit

cracher (at, on sur, into dans, out of de)

to spit in sb's face lit, fig

cracher à la figure de qn

2. spit (be angry):

to spit with rage, anger

écumer de

3. spit (crackle):

spit oil, sausage:

grésiller

spit logs, fire:

crépiter

IV.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB impers

it's spitting (with rain)

il bruine

V.spit [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt]

spit and polish

huile f de coude

to be the (dead) spit of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

I.spit [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] N

1. spit (saliva):

spit (in mouth)

salive f

spit (on ground)

crachat m

2. spit (expectoration):

‘I hate you’ he said with a spit

‘je te déteste’ dit-il en crachant

to give a spit

cracher

3. spit FOOD:

spit

broche f

cooked on a spit

rôti à la broche

rotating spit

tournebroche m

4. spit GEOL:

spit

flèche f

5. spit Brit (spade depth):

two spits deep

à deux fers de profondeur

II.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB trans

1. spit lit person blood, food:

spit

cracher (into dans, onto sur)

2. spit fig:

spit volcano: lava

cracher

spit pan: oil

projeter

3. spit (utter):

spit oath, venom

proférer (at en direction de)

III.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB intr

1. spit lit cat, person:

spit

cracher (at, on sur, into dans, out of de)

to spit in sb's face lit, fig

cracher à la figure de qn

2. spit (be angry):

to spit with rage, anger

écumer de

3. spit (crackle):

spit oil, sausage:

grésiller

spit logs, fire:

crépiter

IV.spit <pres part spitting; pret, pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB impers

it's spitting (with rain)

il bruine

V.spit [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt]

spit and polish

huile f de coude

to be the (dead) spit of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

spit-roast VB trans

spit-roast

faire rôtir [qc] à la broche

I.spit out VB [Brit spɪt -, Am spɪt -] (spit [sth] out, spit out [sth]) lit

spit out blood, drink

cracher (into dans, onto sur)

spit out fig phrase, word

proférer

spit it out inf!

crache le morceau! inf

I.spit up VB [Brit spɪt -, Am spɪt -] (spit [sth] up, spit up [sth])

spit up patient: blood

cracher

spit up Am baby: milk, food

vomir

Translations for spat in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

naissain

spat

crachat

spit uncountable

un crachat

some spit

couvert de crachats

covered in spit

tournebroche

(rotating) spit

glavioter

to spit

rôtissoire

rotisserie, roasting spit

spat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spat in the English»French Dictionary

spat¹ [spæt] VB

spat pt, pp of spit

See also spit¹, spit²

spit¹ [spɪt] N

1. spit (rod for roasting):

spit

broche f

2. spit (point of land):

spit

pointe f (de terre)

I.spit² [spɪt] N

spit inf:

spit

crachat m

it needs spit and polish

elle a besoin d'être lustrée

Phrases:

to be the (dead) spit (and image) of sb

être le portrait craché de qn

II.spit² <spat, a. Am spat [or spit, spit]> [spɪt] VB intr

1. spit (expel saliva):

spit

cracher

it is spitting (with rain) inf

il fait du crachin

2. spit (crackle):

spit

crépiter

III.spit² [spɪt] VB trans

to spit blood [or a. Am nails] [or a. Aus tacks]

voir rouge

I.spat² [spæt] N inf (brief clash)

spat

prise f de bec

II.spat² <-tt-> [spæt] VB intr Am, Aus

spat

avoir une prise de bec

spit¹ [spɪt] N

1. spit (rod for roasting):

spit

broche f

2. spit (point of land):

spit

pointe f (de terre)

I.spit² [spɪt] N

spit inf:

spit

crachat m

it needs spit and polish

elle a besoin d'être lustrée

Phrases:

to be the (dead) spit (and image) of sb

être le portrait craché de qn

II.spit² <spat, a. Am spat [or spit, spit]> [spɪt] VB intr

1. spit (expel saliva):

spit

cracher

it is spitting (with rain) inf

il fait du crachin

2. spit (crackle):

spit

crépiter

III.spit² [spɪt] VB trans

to spit blood [or a. Am nails] [or a. Aus tacks]

voir rouge

spit out VB trans

spit out

cracher

to spit it out inf

cracher ce qu'on a à dire

Translations for spat in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

crachat

spit

embrocher

to spit

mollard

gob of (spit)

postillon

spit

cracher

to spit

cracher

to spit

cracher fumée, lave

to spit out

spat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it needs spit and polish

elle a besoin d'être lustrée

to be the (dead) spit (and image) of sb

être le portrait craché de qn

to spit blood [or a. Am nails] [or a. Aus tacks]

voir rouge

to spit it out inf

cracher ce qu'on a à dire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These spiders are commonly kept in matchboxes with a piece of green leaf and a spat of saliva for moisture.

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Subsequent loss of spat from the dropper ropes is typically high, generally over 50% and as high as 95%.

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Duff spat, that by tomorrow he will know that we are his most implacable and remorseless enemies.

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Even a single swig, immediately spat out, can cause death from fibrous tissue developing in the lungs, leading to asphyxiation.

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After finishing her rendition, she grabbed her crotch and spat at the ground in an attempt to parody baseball players.

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In 2000, a spat among organizers and a shakeup in the organizing committee made local headlines.

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For centuries, these statues have been cursed, spat and urinated upon by people.

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Sputum may be swallowed or spat out, depending often on social and cultural factors.

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During the harvesting seasons, people with permits now have to shuck their oysters on the beach to keep from depleting the oyster beds that the spat grow on.

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Out of doors where his life was principally led the chewer spat upon his lands without offense to other men, and his homes and public buildings were supplied with spittoons.

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