escupir

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to spit

∗ verb

escupir
intransitive verb
1to spit
transitive verb
2to spit out (sujeto: persona, animal); to belch out (sujeto: volcán, chimenea)
  • escupir a alguien -> to spit at somebody
  • le escupió en la cara -> she spat in his face
  • las ametralladoras escupían fuego -> the machine guns were blazing away

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escupir [es-coo-peer’]
article & verb transitive
1To spit, to spit out (palabra, comida).
  • Escupir en el suelo -> to spit on the ground
2To break out in the skin (sangre).
3To discharge balls from firearms. (Metaphorical & Poetry)
4To dart, to flash. (Metaphorical)
5To depreciate, to underrate the value of a thing. (Metaphorical)
  • Escupir en la cara -> to deride to the face, to ridicule
6To cough (confesar).
7To cough up (pagar).

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escupir
verbo:intransitivo
to spit
escupir a algn to spit at sb; escupir a la cara de algn to spit in sb's face; escupir en el suelo to spit on the ground
ser de medio escupir (familiar) to be as common as muck; (familiar)
verbo:transitivo
1 [+persona] [+sangre] to spit; [+comida] to spit out; [+palabra] to spit; spit out
2 (arrojar) [+llamas] to belch out; spew
3 (familiar) (confesar) to cough; (familiar) sing; (familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "escupir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo escupo escupí escupía escupiré escupa
Tú escupes escupiste escupías escupirás escupas
Ella/Él/Usted escupe escupió escupía escupirá escupa
Nosotros escupimos escupimos escupíamos escupiremos escupamos
Vosotros escupís escupisteis escupíais escupiréis escupáis
Ellos/Ustedes escupen escupieron escupían escupirán escupan
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