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ˈspit·ting dis·tance N

I . spit1 [spɪt] N

1. spit FOOD (for roasting meat):

2. spit GEOG (of land):

II . spit1 [spɪt] VB trans FOOD (put on a spit)

spit2 [spɪt] N no pl INET

I . spit3 [spɪt] (saliva) N

spit inf:

Spucke f inf
etw polieren [o. inf wienern]

II . spit3 <-tt-, spat [or Am esp. spit], spat [or Am esp. spit] > [spɪt] (saliva) VB intr

3. spit impers inf (raining):

it is spitting [with rain]

III . spit3 <-tt-, spat [or spit], spat [or spit]> [spɪt] (saliva) VB trans

Phrases:

ˈcuckoo spit N no pl ZOOL

I . spit up Am VB intr

spit up baby:

II . spit up Am VB trans

spit out VB trans

1. spit out (from mouth):

to spit out sth

2. spit out fig (say angrily):

to spit out sth
etw fauchen [o. A, SGer pfauchen]
come on, spit it out! inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be spitting mad
within spitting distance inf
it is spitting [with rain]
to be the living [or inf spitting] image of sb
to be the spitting image of sb
to be in [or within] spitting distance of sth inf

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The myth - still deeply rooted in our Christian culture - of man as the original ' spitting image ' of god proved to be a twist of the actual development of both genders: man was created after and modeled by woman, not vice versa.

www.rolf-gindorf.de

Wie konnte es dazu kommen, dass in unserer Zeit ernsthaft die Frage diskutiert wird, warum es eigentlich noch Männer gibt ?

Es ist die Rede von der „ genetisch verkorksten Frau “, und der – in unserer christlichen Kultur tief verwurzelte und immer noch wirksame – Mythos vom Mann als dem ursprünglichen Ebenbild Gottes, dem zuliebe im Nachhinein die Frau erschaffen wurde, hat sich als Verdrehung der tatsächlichen Entwicklung der beiden Geschlechter herausgestellt.

www.rolf-gindorf.de

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