spit

cracher

Faire sortir de sa bouche du liquide, de la nourriture ou une autre matière en la projetant.

En anglais simple : To force liquid, food, or another substance out of your mouth.

• Don't spit on the floor.
• She spat out a watermelon seed.
• He was spitting blood after the accident.

Comment l'utiliser : spit something out (She spat the bitter medicine out.); spit into/on something (He spat into the sink.)

Synonymes : expectorate

Contraires : swallow

Expressions courantes : spit something out, spit on something, spit into something

embrocher, empaler

Traverser quelque chose avec une longue broche de cuisson ou un autre objet pointu.

En anglais simple : To push a long cooking rod or another sharp object through something.

• Spit the meat before cooking it.
• They spitted a chicken over the fire.
• The soldier spitted his enemy on a spear.

Comment l'utiliser : spit something on something (They spitted the lamb on a long iron rod.)

Synonymes : skewer, impale, pierce

Expressions courantes : spit a chicken, spit the meat, spit on something

salive, crachat

Liquide présent dans la bouche, notamment quand on le rejette.

En anglais simple : The liquid in your mouth, especially when you push it out.

• There was spit on the floor.
• She wiped the spit from the baby's chin.
• A drop of spit landed on his sleeve.

Synonymes : saliva

Expressions courantes : a drop of spit, covered in spit, spit on something

broche

Longue tige qui traverse la viande pour la faire tourner pendant qu’elle cuit au-dessus du feu.

En anglais simple : A long rod pushed through meat so it can turn while cooking over heat.

• The chicken cooked on a spit.
• He turned the spit above the fire.
• They roasted a whole lamb on a metal spit.

Synonymes : skewer

Expressions courantes : on a spit, roasting spit, turn the spit

flèche littorale, langue de terre

Bande de terre longue et étroite, généralement sableuse, qui avance dans l’eau depuis la côte.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow strip of land, usually sand, that extends from the shore into water.

• Birds rested on the sandy spit.
• We walked to the end of the spit.
• The storm washed away part of the narrow spit of land.

Comment l'utiliser : spit of land/sand (A thin spit of sand separates the bay from the sea.)

Synonymes : sandspit

Expressions courantes : a sandy spit, a narrow spit, spit of land