escupir

to spit

escupir(ehs-koo-peer)

intransitive verb

1. (to eject saliva)

a. to spit

El policía multó a un hombre por escupir en la calle.

The policeman fined a man for spitting in the street.

transitive verb

2. (to eject from one's mouth)

a. to spit

Jack tosió y escupió sangre en su pañuelo.

Jack coughed and spat blood into his handkerchief.

b. to spit out

La leche estaba agria y la escupí.

The milk was sour and I spat it out.

c. to spit up

¿Me puedes traer una toalla? El bebé está escupiendo la leche de fórmula.

Can you bring me a towel? The baby is spitting up the formula.

3. (to emit)

a. to spew

El volcán sigue escupiando lava y cenizas.

The volcano is still spewing lava and ash.

b. to belch out

El carro escupía humo negro en la carretera.

The car was belching out black smoke onto the road.

4. (to confess)

a. to spit out

Ninguno de los dos detenidos escupieron una palabra sobre el paradero de la droga.

Neither of the detainees spat out a word about the whereabouts of the drugs.

5. (to exclaim angrily)

a. to spit

"¡Mentiroso!" escupió el sospechoso.

"Liar!" the suspect spat.

escupir

intransitive verb

1. (general)

a. to spit

transitive verb

2. (sujeto: persona, animal)

a. to spit out

3. (sujeto: volcán, chimenea)

a. to belch out

escupir a alguiento spit at somebody

le escupió en la carashe spat in his face

las ametralladoras escupían fuegothe machine guns were blazing away

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escupir

intransitive verb

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 to be as common as muck (familiar)

transitive verb

1 [+persona] [+sangre] to spit; [+comida] to spit out; [+palabra] to spit; spit out

2 (arrojar) [+llamas] to belch out; spew

3 (confesar) to cough (familiar); sing (familiar)