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"Sprinkle" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "espolvorear", and "spray" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "rociar". Learn more about the difference between "sprinkle" and "spray" below.
sprinkle(
sprihng
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kuhl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to scatter)
b. esparcir
Sprinkle the chopped almonds all over the cookie.Esparce las almendras picadas por toda la galleta.
2. (to shower)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. lloviznar
It was sprinkling the whole day and the sun never came out.Estuvo lloviznando todo el día y nunca salió el sol.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
sprinkles
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (culinary)
a. las chispas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Pete wants a strawberry ice cream with chocolate sprinkles.Pete quiere un helado de fresa con chispas de chocolate.
spray(
sprey
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. aplicar con atomizador
It is better to spray the paint on the doors than to paint them with a brush.Es mejor aplicar con atomizador la pintura en las puertas que pintarlas con brocha.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. rociar
You didn't close the shower curtain and the water sprayed everywhere!¡No cerraste la cortina de la ducha y el agua roció por todas partes!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el rocío (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't forget to buy the bug spray before we go on the safari tomorrow.No te olvides comprar el rocío de insecticida antes de que vayamos de safari mañana.
b. el espray (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Scientists have found connections between the use of agricultural chemical sprays and birth defects.Los científicos han encontrado conexiones entre el uso de espráis químicos agrícolas y defectos de nacimiento.
c. el aerosol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I use a nasal spray to help manage my seasonal allergies.Uso un aerosol nasal para ayudarme a manejar mis alergias estacionales.
d. la espuma (F) (from the sea)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The spray from the ocean was refreshing on such a hot day.La espuma del océano era refrescante en un día de mucho calor.
e. la rociada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This type of deodorant is only sold as a spray.Este tipo de desodorante solo se vende de rociada.
a. la rociada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These plants need a good foliar spray once a week.Estas plantas necesitan una buena rociada del follaje una vez a la semana.
5. (device)
a. el atomizador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My perfume spray is almost empty.Mi atomizador de perfume está casi vacío.
c. el aerosol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bug spray is clogged; I can't get it to work.El aerosol antinsectos está tapado; no puedo aplicarlo.
d. el rociador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
To clean your wound, you will need to use a spray with peroxide.Para limpiar la herida, debes utilizar un rociador con agua oxigenada.
