spout

pico, boquilla

Tubo pequeño o borde saliente de un recipiente por donde sale el líquido.

En inglés sencillo: The small tube or projecting edge of a container through which liquid comes out.

• The teapot’s spout is broken.
• Water dripped from the kettle spout.
• This jug has a wide spout for easy pouring.

Expresiones frecuentes: a teapot spout, a narrow spout, pouring spout

chorro

Corriente estrecha de líquido que sale con fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: A strong, narrow stream of liquid shooting out of something.

• A spout of water shot into the air.
• The fountain produced several tall spouts.
• We saw a whale’s spout above the waves.

Sinónimos: jet, stream

Expresiones frecuentes: a spout of water, a powerful spout, a whale spout

bajante, canalón

Tubo o canal que recoge y evacua agua, sobre todo de un tejado.

En inglés sencillo: A pipe or channel that carries water away, especially from a roof.

• Rainwater ran down the spout.
• Leaves had blocked the spout beside the roof.
• Workers fitted new spouts to carry water away from the building.

Sinónimos: downpipe, drainpipe

Expresiones frecuentes: a blocked spout, roof spout, rainwater spout

cascada

Corriente estrecha de agua que cae desde un lugar alto a otro más bajo.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow stream of water falling from a higher place to a lower one.

• A narrow spout fell from the cliff.
• We rested beside a spout that fed a clear pool.
• Small spouts poured down the hillside after the rain.

Sinónimos: waterfall, cascade

Expresiones frecuentes: a mountain spout, a narrow spout

brotar, salir a chorros

Salir un líquido de repente con fuerza, formando un chorro estrecho.

En inglés sencillo: To flow out suddenly in a strong, narrow stream.

• Water spouted from the pipe.
• Hot liquid was spouting out of the hole.
• Blood spouted from the wound before they stopped it.

Cómo se usa: spout from something (Water spouted from a crack in the tank.)

Sinónimos: gush, jet

Expresiones frecuentes: spout from something, spout into something, spout out

arrojar, expulsar

Lanzar líquido hacia fuera con fuerza, formando un chorro estrecho.

En inglés sencillo: To send liquid out in a strong, narrow stream.

• The fountain spouts water.
• A damaged pump spouted oil onto the floor.
• The whale spouted beside our boat.

Sinónimos: eject, spray

Expresiones frecuentes: spout water, spout steam, spout into something

perorar, pontificar

Hablar demasiado, dándose mucha importancia o molestando a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: To talk for too long in a way that sounds self-important or annoys people.

• He spouted on for an hour.
• She kept spouting about her brilliant ideas.
• Nobody listened while the speaker spouted pompously about himself.

Cómo se usa: spout about something (He spouted about politics throughout dinner.)

Sinónimos: pontificate, hold forth

Expresiones frecuentes: spout about something, spout on endlessly, spout off

declamar

Decir o recitar algo de forma grandilocuente, dándose mucha importancia.

En inglés sencillo: To say or recite something in a grand, self-important way.

• He spouted a grand speech.
• The actor spouted poetry from the balcony.
• She was spouting impressive phrases without explaining what they meant.

Sinónimos: declaim

Expresiones frecuentes: spout nonsense, spout poetry, spout empty phrases