spills in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spills in the English»French Dictionary

I.spill [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] N

1. spill (accidental):

spill (of oil, etc)

déversement m accidentel

2. spill (fall):

spill (from bike, motorcycle)

accrochage m

spill (from horse)

chute f

to have or take a spill cyclist:

avoir un accrochage

to have or take a spill horse-rider:

faire une chute

3. spill (for lighting candles):

spill

allume-feu m inv

II.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB trans

1. spill (pour):

spill (overturn) liquid

renverser

spill (drip) liquid

laisser tomber

to spill sth from or out of a bottle/cup

renverser une bouteille/tasse

to spill sth on(to) or over surface, object, person

renverser qc sur

2. spill (disgorge):

spill oil, rubbish, chemical

déverser (into dans, on(to) sur)

to spill wind from a sail NAUT

étouffer une voile

III.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB intr (empty out)

spill contents, liquid, light, chemicals:

se répandre (onto sur, into dans)

to spill from or out of container

couler de

tears spilled down her cheeks

les larmes coulaient sur ses joues

to spill (out) into or onto the street fig crowds, people:

se répandre dans la rue

the wind spilled from the sail NAUT

la voile s'est déventée

IV.spill [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl]

(it's) no use crying over spilt milk

ça ne sert à rien de pleurer sur ce qui est fait

to spill the beans inf

vendre la mèche inf

to spill blood

verser le sang

See also thrill

I.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] N

1. thrill (sensation):

thrill

frisson m

thrill

frémissement m

a thrill of pleasure

un frisson de plaisir

to feel or experience a thrill (of joy)

frissonner (de joie)

2. thrill (pleasure):

thrill

plaisir m (of doing de faire)

it was a thrill to meet her

cela a été un grand plaisir de la rencontrer

to get a thrill or one's thrills

se donner des sensations fortes (from or out of doing en faisant)

his victory gave me a thrill

sa victoire m'a vraiment fait plaisir

what a thrill!

quelle émotion!

II.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB trans

thrill (with joy)

transporter [qn] de joie

thrill (with admiration) person, audience

transporter [qn] d'admiration

thrill readers, viewers

passionner

III.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB intr

thrill

frissonner (at, to à)

IV.thrilled ADJ

thrilled

ravi, enchanté (with de, to do de faire, that que + subj)

thrilled to do

ravi de faire

thrilled that …

ravi que …

+ subj thrilled with

enchanté de

V.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl]

the thrills and spills of sth

les sensations fortes que procure qc

to be thrilled to bits inf

être absolument ravi, être aux anges

thrilled to bits inf with sth

absolument enchanté de qc

spill down VB [Brit spɪl -, Am spɪl -]

spill down rain:

spill down

tomber à grosses gouttes

I.spill out VB [Brit spɪl -, Am spɪl -] (spill out)

spill out liquid, lava, contents:

spill out

se répandre

all their secrets came spilling out fig

tous leurs secrets ont été étalés au grand jour

II.spill out VB [Brit spɪl -, Am spɪl -] (spill out [sth], spill [sth] out)

spill out contents

laisser échapper

spill out secrets

révéler

spill out story

débiter

spill over VB [Brit spɪl -, Am spɪl -] lit

spill over

déborder (onto sur)

to spill over into fig area of activity, relationship, street, region

s'étendre à

to spill over into looting, hostility

dégénérer en

oil spill N

oil spill

déversement m accidentel d'hydrocarbures

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the thrills and spills of sth

les sensations fortes que procure qc

carelessly break, drop, lose, spill

par manque d'attention

Translations for spills in the French»English Dictionary

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se déboutonner sl

to spill the beans inf

déborder

to spill out

la terrasse du café déborde sur le trottoir

the cafe terrace spills out on to the pavement Brit

la terrasse du café déborde sur le trottoir

the cafe terrace spills out on to the sidewalk Am

renverser liquide, contenu

to spill

renverser du vin sur la moquette

to spill wine on the carpet

se renverser liquide, contenu:

to spill

spills in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spills in the English»French Dictionary

I.spill [spɪl] N

1. spill (act of spilling):

spill

déversement m

oil spill

déversement d'hydrocarbure

to wipe up a spill

essuyer qc qui s'est renversé

2. spill inf (fall):

spill

chute f

to have a spill from sth

tomber de qc

II.spill <spilt, spilt [or Am, Aus spilled, spilled]> [spɪl] VB trans

spill

renverser

Phrases:

to spill the beans

vendre la mèche

III.spill [spɪl] VB intr

1. spill (flow):

spill

couler

2. spill (spread):

to spill into sth

se déverser dans qc

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to spill the beans to sb

vendre la mèche à qn

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répandre qc par terre/sur la table (par mégarde)

to spill sth on the ground/the table

se répandre (par accident)

to spill

renverser

to spill

se renverser

to spill

spills Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

oil spill

déversement d'hydrocarbure

to wipe up a spill

essuyer qc qui s'est renversé

to have a spill from sth

tomber de qc

to spill the beans

vendre la mèche

to spill into sth

se déverser dans qc

to spill the beans to sb

vendre la mèche à qn

to spill sth on the ground/the table

répandre qc par terre/sur la table (par mégarde)