spit

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la saliva

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escupir

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spit(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (sputum)

a. la saliva

(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).

(F)

I tried to blow a hair off my screen. Now there's spit next to the hair.Intenté soplar un pelo para quitarlo de mi pantalla. Ahora hay saliva al lado del pelo.

2. (culinary)

a. el asador

(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).

(M)

We enjoyed a delicious lunch of chicken cooked on a spit.Disfrutamos de un delicioso almuerzo de pollo preparado en un asador.

b. el espetón

(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).

(M)

Their speciality is roasted goat on a mesquite spit.Su especialidad es la cabra asada en un espetón de mezquite.

3. (geography)

a. la lengua

(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).

(F)

He lives on the spit of land between Arcata and Eureka, California.Vive en la lengua de tierra entre Arcata y Eureka, California.

b. el banco

(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).

(M)

Nantucket is a tiny spit of sand 26 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.Nantucket es un pequeño banco de arena a 26 millas de la costa de Massachusetts.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to expel saliva)

a. escupir (person)

Rodney got mad and spit on Elaine's shoes.Rodney se enojó y escupió sobre los zapatos de Elaine.

b. bufar (animal)

My cat walked up and then spat on the book I was reading.Mi gato se acercó y luego bufó sobre el libro que estaba leyendo.

5. (to sizzle)

a. chisporrotear

I cook my bacon in the microwave since it spits too much in the pan.Preparo el tocino en el microondas ya que chisporrotea demasiado en la sartén.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to expel from the mouth)

a. escupir

It's not a good sign if you spit blood every time you brush your teeth.No es una buena señal escupir sangre cada vez que te cepillas los dientes.

An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g. Llueve en España.).

impersonal verb

7. (to rain) (United Kingdom)

a. chispear

I saw the sun for about five minutes before it started spitting.Vi el sol unos cinco minutos antes de que empezara a chispear.

b. caer algunas gotas

It looks like it's about to start spitting.Parece que van a empezar a caer algunas gotas.

spit

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (saliva)

a. la saliva

(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).

(F)

2. (colloquial)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

spit and polishlimpieza f, pulcritud f

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (general)

a. escupir

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (person, cat)