spit

escupir

Expulsar de la boca líquido, comida u otra sustancia.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: expectorate

Antónimos: swallow

Expresiones frecuentes: spit something out, spit on something, spit into something

ensartar, empalar

Atravesar algo con una varilla larga para cocinar o con otro objeto puntiagudo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: skewer, impale, pierce

Expresiones frecuentes: spit a chicken, spit the meat, spit on something

saliva, escupitajo

Líquido que hay en la boca, especialmente cuando se expulsa de ella.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: saliva

Expresiones frecuentes: a drop of spit, covered in spit, spit on something

asador, espeto

Varilla larga que atraviesa la carne para poder girarla mientras se cocina sobre el fuego.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: skewer

Expresiones frecuentes: on a spit, roasting spit, turn the spit

flecha litoral, lengua de tierra

Franja de tierra larga y estrecha, generalmente de arena, que se adentra en el agua desde la costa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: sandspit

Expresiones frecuentes: a sandy spit, a narrow spit, spit of land