salpicar

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salpicar
transitive verb
1to splash, to spatter (con líquido)
  • el escándalo salpicó al presidente (en reputación) -> the president was tainted by the scandal
2to pepper (diseminar)(de with)

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salpicar [sal-pe-car’]
article & verb transitive
1To splatter, to splash, to dab, to dash.
2To work without continuity or order, to fly from one subject to another.
3To sprinkle (conversación, oración).
4Raw vegetable salad. (Andes)
  • Salpicar un coche de barro -> to splash a car with mud
  • Este asunto salpica al gobierno -> the government has got egg on its face over this affair

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salpicar
verbo:transitivo
1 (manchar) (de barro, pintura) to splash;de with; (de agua) to sprinkle;de with; [+tela] to dot; fleck;de with;
salpicar un coche de barro
salpicar agua sobre el suelo to sprinkle water on the floor; la multitud de islas que salpican el océano the host of islands dotted about the ocean; este asunto salpica al gobierno this affair hasn't left the government untouched; the government has been tainted by this affair
2 [+conversación, discurso] to sprinkle;de with

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Verb Conjugation for "salpicar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo salpico salpiqué salpicaba salpicaré salpique
Tú salpicas salpicaste salpicabas salpicarás salpiques
Ella/Él/Usted salpica salpicó salpicaba salpicará salpique
Nosotros salpicamos salpicamos salpicábamos salpicaremos salpiquemos
Vosotros salpicáis salpicasteis salpicabais salpicaréis salpiquéis
Ellos/Ustedes salpican salpicaron salpicaban salpicarán salpiquen
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