sprinkle

saupoudrer, parsemer, asperger

Répartir de petites gouttes ou de petits morceaux de quelque chose sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To put small drops or pieces of something over a surface.

• Sprinkle some salt on the eggs.
• She sprinkled the cake with sugar.
• Have you sprinkled water over the seeds?

Comment l'utiliser : sprinkle something on/over something (Sprinkle sugar over the cake.); sprinkle something with something (Sprinkle the salad with chopped herbs.)

Synonymes : scatter, dust

Expressions courantes : sprinkle with something, sprinkle something over, sprinkle something on

bruiner

Pleuvoir légèrement, avec quelques petites gouttes.

En anglais simple : To rain with only a few small drops.

• It began to sprinkle.
• It sprinkled for a few minutes this morning.
• Is it sprinkling outside?

Comment l'utiliser : it sprinkles (It was sprinkling when we left the house.)

Synonymes : drizzle, rain lightly

Expressions courantes : begin to sprinkle, sprinkle a little, sprinkle all morning

goutter, tomber en gouttelettes

Tomber ou sortir en petites gouttes, parfois avec des pauses entre elles.

En anglais simple : To fall or come out in small drops, sometimes with pauses between them.

• Water sprinkled from the leaves.
• Fine drops sprinkled onto her hands.
• Rainwater was sprinkling down through the damaged roof.

Comment l'utiliser : sprinkle onto something (Water sprinkled onto the path from the wet branches.)

Synonymes : drip, trickle

Expressions courantes : sprinkle onto something, sprinkle from something, sprinkle down

pincée, saupoudrage

Petite quantité de quelque chose répartie légèrement sur une surface.

En anglais simple : A small amount of something spread lightly over a surface.

• Add a sprinkle of salt.
• She finished the card with a sprinkle of glitter.
• A light sprinkle of cheese makes the soup richer.

Comment l'utiliser : a sprinkle of something (Add a sprinkle of cinnamon to your coffee.)

Synonymes : sprinkling, dusting

Expressions courantes : sprinkle of something, a light sprinkle, a generous sprinkle

bruine, pluie fine

Pluie brève ou légère, avec seulement quelques gouttes.

En anglais simple : A brief or light fall of rain with only a few drops.

• We had a light sprinkle this morning.
• A sprinkle of rain cooled the pavement.
• The forecast says there may be a few sprinkles tonight.

Synonymes : light shower, drizzle

Contraires : downpour

Expressions courantes : a light sprinkle, sprinkle of rain, a brief sprinkle