spitting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spitting in the English»French Dictionary

spitting [Am ˈspɪdɪŋ] N

spitting is a dirty habit

cracher est une habitude dégoûtante

‘spitting prohibited’

‘interdiction de cracher’

to be the spitting image of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to be within spitting distance of

être à deux pas de

spitting snake N

spitting snake

serpent m cracheur

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 spitting in the French»English Dictionary

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crachement

spitting uncountable

le crachement de sang indique que …

spitting blood is a sign that …

Paul est le sosie de son père

Paul is the spitting image of his father

c'est ton sosie!

he/she's the spitting image of you!

crachat

spit uncountable

un crachat

some spit

couvert de crachats

covered in spit

tournebroche

(rotating) spit

spitting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spitting in the English»French Dictionary

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

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it is the spitting image of him

c'est lui tout craché

Translations for spitting in the French»English Dictionary

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crachat

spit

c'est lui tout craché inf (très ressemblant)

he's the spitting image of him

embrocher

to spit

mollard

gob of (spit)

postillon

spit

cracher

to spit

cracher

to spit

cracher fumée, lave

to spit out

spitting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is the spitting image of him

c'est lui tout craché

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

it is spitting (with rain) inf

il fait du crachin

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

to be the spitting image of sb

être la vivante réplique de qn

he's the spitting image of him

c'est lui tout craché inf (très ressemblant)

to be the spitting image of sb

être tout le portrait de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then, frequent spitting was part of everyday life, and at all levels of society it was thought ill-mannered to suck back saliva to avoid spitting.

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A portion of the pollutant may also be expelled by sneezing, coughing, spitting, or swallowing.

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This ray has also been known to excavate large pits by undulating its disc and spitting jets of water, so as to uncover buried prey.

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One member of each pair rolls a specially marked die to determine whether they will be spitting or receiving.

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A few centuries ago spitting in the street was as normal as tipping your chamber pot out of the window.

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In general however, extended bans are only assessed for red cards given for serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting or perhaps foul and abusive language.

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In fact, they say those state-flag helmets are the spitting image of their own -- right down to the colors and half-and-half style.

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Occasionally they may feed by taking a mouthful of substrate, spitting it out, then picking off edible prey as it drifts to the bottom.

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The cars too heavy, lumpy understeer guiding you into walls, twitchy drifting spitting you out at corners.

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The activities include crab walking, three-legged race, water balloon toss, water spoon relay, watermelon seed-spitting, bubble gum blowing, and watermelon eating.

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