spout

bec verseur

Petit tube ou bord saillant d’un récipient par lequel on verse un liquide.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : a teapot spout, a narrow spout, pouring spout

jet

Filet de liquide qui sort avec force.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : jet, stream

Expressions courantes : a spout of water, a powerful spout, a whale spout

gouttière, descente

Tuyau ou canal qui évacue l’eau, notamment celle d’un toit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : downpipe, drainpipe

Expressions courantes : a blocked spout, roof spout, rainwater spout

cascade

Étroit courant d’eau qui tombe d’un endroit élevé vers un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : waterfall, cascade

Expressions courantes : a mountain spout, a narrow spout

jaillir

Sortir soudainement avec force, en formant un jet étroit, en parlant d’un liquide.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : spout from something (Water spouted from a crack in the tank.)

Synonymes : gush, jet

Expressions courantes : spout from something, spout into something, spout out

projeter, cracher

Faire sortir un liquide avec force sous forme de jet étroit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : eject, spray

Expressions courantes : spout water, spout steam, spout into something

pérorer, pontifier

Parler trop longtemps en se donnant de l’importance ou en agaçant les autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : spout about something (He spouted about politics throughout dinner.)

Synonymes : pontificate, hold forth

Expressions courantes : spout about something, spout on endlessly, spout off

déclamer

Dire ou réciter quelque chose avec emphase, en se donnant de l’importance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : declaim

Expressions courantes : spout nonsense, spout poetry, spout empty phrases