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pour out

pour out(

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to serve)

a. servir

Could you pour out the coffee, please?¿Puedes servir el café, por favor?

b. servirse

"I like this wine", he said, pouring himself out another glass."Me gusta este vino," dijo, sirviéndose otra copa.

2. (to express)

a. contar

Without having planned it, he found himself pouring out his fears to her.Sin haberlo planeado, se sorprendió a sí mismo contándole todos sus miedos.

b. desahogar (troubles)

After a few drinks, she began to pour out her troubles.Cuando se había tomado unas copas, empezó a desahogar sus penas.

c. abrir (one's heart)

I poured out my heart to him, and he betrayed my trust.Le abrí mi corazón y él traicionó mi confianza.

d. soltar (insults or swearwords)

I stepped on his foot and he poured out a string of curse words.Le pisé y él se puso a soltar tacos.

3. (to emit)

a. arrojar

The volcano was pouring out clouds of ash.El volcán arrojaba nubes de ceniza.

b. despedir

The exhaust pipe of the bus was pouring out black smoke.El tubo de escape del autobús despedía un humo negro.

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

4. (to come out in large amounts)

a. salir a raudales (liquid)

When I removed the drainpipe, water started to pour out.Al quitar el tubo del desagüe, empezó a salir agua a raudales.

b. salir a borbotones (blood)

Blood was pouring out of a wound in his chest.La sangre le salía a borbotones de una herida que tenía en el pecho.

c. salir a grandes bocanadas (smoke)

I opened the hood, and smoke came pouring out.Abrí el capó y empezó a salir humo a grandes bocanadas.

d. salir en tropel (people)

It was six in the evening, and workers were pouring out of the subway.Eran las seis de la tarde y los trabajadores salían en tropel del metro.

5. (to be expressed)

a. brotar sin cesar

Once Carol got started, there was no stopping her. The words just poured out of her mouth.Una vez que Carol empezó, no había forma de pararla. Las palabras le brotaban sin cesar de la boca.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

At the end of her speech, questions from the audience started to pour out.Al final de su charla, la gente del público se puso a hacerle preguntas.

For me, that was the last straw, and years of frustration came pouring out.Para mí, eso fue la gota que colmó el vaso, y di rienda suelta a mi frustración de todos esos años.

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