spits in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spits in the English»French Dictionary

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 spits in the French»English Dictionary

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crachat

spit uncountable

un crachat

some spit

couvert de crachats

covered in spit

tournebroche

(rotating) spit

glavioter

to spit

rôtissoire

rotisserie, roasting spit

glaviot

gob of spit inf

mollard

gob (of spit) inf

spits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spits in the English»French Dictionary

spit¹ [spɪt] N

1. spit (for roasting):

spit

broche f

2. spit (point of land):

spit

pointe f (de terre)

I.spit² [spɪt] N inf

spit

crachat m

it needs spit and polish

ça a besoin d'être lustré

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

1. spit (expel saliva):

spit

cracher

2. spit (crackle):

spit

crépiter

III.spit² <spat [or spit] , spat [or spit]> [spɪt] VB trans

to spit nails

voir rouge

spit out VB trans

spit out

cracher

to spit it out inf

cracher ce qu'on a à dire

spit up VB intr

spit up baby:

spit up

faire son rot

Translations for spits in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

crachat

spit

embrocher

to spit

postillon

spit

mollard

gob of spit

cracher

to spit

cracher

to spit

cracher fumée, lave

to spit out

recracher

to spit again

recracher qc

to spit sth back out