spit

sputare

Espellere dalla bocca un liquido, del cibo o un’altra sostanza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: spit something out (She spat the bitter medicine out.); spit into/on something (He spat into the sink.)

Sinonimi: expectorate

Contrari: swallow

Espressioni comuni: spit something out, spit on something, spit into something

infilzare

Far passare uno spiedo lungo o un altro oggetto appuntito attraverso qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: spit something on something (They spitted the lamb on a long iron rod.)

Sinonimi: skewer, impale, pierce

Espressioni comuni: spit a chicken, spit the meat, spit on something

saliva, sputo

Liquido presente nella bocca, soprattutto quando viene sputato fuori.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: saliva

Espressioni comuni: a drop of spit, covered in spit, spit on something

spiedo

Asta lunga infilata nella carne per farla girare mentre cuoce sopra una fonte di calore.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: skewer

Espressioni comuni: on a spit, roasting spit, turn the spit

cordone litorale, lingua di terra

Striscia di terra lunga e stretta, di solito sabbiosa, che dalla costa si estende nell’acqua.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: spit of land/sand (A thin spit of sand separates the bay from the sea.)

Sinonimi: sandspit

Espressioni comuni: a sandy spit, a narrow spit, spit of land