squirt

BrE /skwɜːt/ AmE /skwɜrt/

verb / noun en → es

1 SPRAY/JET [transitive] B1

to force liquid out of a container in a thin stream or jet, often with pressure

salpicar, echar (un chorro de)

  • squirt something at somebody/something

Collocations squirt water on the plants · squirt ketchup on a burger

  • He squirted some toothpaste onto his brush.

    Él echó un poco de pasta dental sobre su cepillo.

2 PERSON [noun] B2

a young person, especially a child or teenager, who is lively and energetic; a mischievous child

niño travieso, chico/a revoltoso/a

Collocations a squirt of energy

  • She's a real squirt - always full of energy and mischief.

    Ella es toda una traviesa, siempre llena de energía y travesuras.

3 SMALL [adjective] C1

very small; tiny

pequeñísimo, diminuto

Collocations a squirt of a person

  • He's such a little squirt!

    ¡Es tan pequeñito!