spit
BrE /spɪt/ AmE /spɪt/
verb en → es
past spat pp spit ing spitting
to force liquid out of your mouth, especially saliva
escupir
- spit something out
Collocations spit blood · spit water
-
He spat on the ground.
Él escupió al suelo.
to force liquid out of your mouth, especially saliva, onto something or someone
escupir sobre algo/a alguien
- spit on somebody/something
Collocations spit on the floor · spit in someone's face
-
She spat on the ground.
Ella escupió al suelo.
to force liquid out of your mouth, especially saliva mixed with tobacco juice
escupir tabaco
- spit something out
Collocations spit tobacco · spit a wad of tobacco
-
He spat the tobacco onto the ground.
Él escupió el tabaco al suelo.
to force liquid out of your mouth, especially saliva mixed with tobacco juice, onto something or someone
escupir tabaco sobre algo/a alguien
- spit on somebody/something
Collocations spit tobacco on the ground · spit a wad of tobacco in someone's face
-
He spat tobacco on the ground.
Él escupió el tabaco al suelo.
to say that you dislike someone or something very much
despreciar, aborrecer
- spit on somebody/something
Collocations spit on someone's name · spit on something's memory
-
She spits on the idea of marriage.
Ella aborrece la idea del matrimonio.
to say that you dislike someone or something very much, often in a way that shows anger
despreciar con rabia
- spit on somebody/something
Collocations spit on someone's honor · spit on something's principles
-
He spits on the idea of democracy.
Él desprecia con rabia la idea de la democracia.
to force food out of your mouth, especially when it is not cooked properly or tastes bad
escupir comida
- spit something out
Collocations spit food out · spit a mouthful of food
-
She spat the food out because it tasted bad.
Ella escupió la comida porque sabía mal.
to force food out of your mouth, especially when it is not cooked properly or tastes bad, onto something or someone
escupir comida sobre algo/a alguien
- spit on somebody/something
Collocations spit food out onto the floor · spit a mouthful of food in someone's face
-
She spat the food out onto the plate.
Ella escupió la comida en el plato.