squirt

spruzzo, getto

Piccola quantità di liquido espulsa rapidamente in un getto sottile.

In inglese semplice: A small amount of liquid pushed out quickly in a narrow stream.

• Give it a squirt of water.
• She added two squirts of soap.
• A sudden squirt of juice landed on my shirt.

Come si usa: a squirt of something (Add a squirt of lemon juice.)

Sinonimi: jet, spray

Espressioni comuni: squirt of water, squirt of lemon, a quick squirt

marmocchio, piccoletto

Bambino piccolo, chiamato così per scherzo o per trattarlo come poco importante.

In inglese semplice: A small child, especially when addressed playfully or treated as unimportant.

• Come here, squirt!
• That little squirt is my youngest brother.
• The squirts next door keep climbing our fence.

Sinonimi: kid, youngster

Espressioni comuni: little squirt, hey squirt, cheeky squirt

siringa

Piccolo strumento che espelle liquido rapidamente in un getto sottile.

In inglese semplice: A small device that pushes liquid out in a quick, narrow stream.

• He filled the squirt with water.
• The old brass squirt had a narrow nozzle.
• She squeezed the rubber squirt to wet the cloth.

Sinonimi: syringe

Espressioni comuni: water squirt, rubber squirt, brass squirt

pisciata

Modo informale di indicare l’atto di urinare.

In inglese semplice: An act of passing urine.

• I need to take a squirt.
• He stopped behind a tree for a quick squirt.
• Can we stop somewhere so I can have a squirt?

Sinonimi: pee

Espressioni comuni: take a squirt, have a squirt, a quick squirt

spruzzare, schizzare

Far uscire rapidamente un liquido da una piccola apertura formando un getto sottile.

In inglese semplice: To push liquid out through a small opening in a quick, narrow stream.

• Squirt some cream onto the cake.
• He squirted lemon juice over the fish.
• Can you squirt a little soap into my hand?

Come si usa: squirt something onto something (Squirt some sauce onto the rice.); squirt something into something (She squirted soap into the bowl.)

Sinonimi: spray, spurt

Espressioni comuni: squirt something onto, squirt something into, squirt some water

schizzare, sgorgare

Uscire rapidamente da una piccola apertura formando un getto sottile, detto di un liquido.

In inglese semplice: If liquid does this, it comes out quickly through a small opening in a narrow stream.

• Water squirted from the hose.
• Toothpaste squirted out when I squeezed the tube.
• Hot oil can squirt through a damaged seal.

Come si usa: squirt out of something (Water squirted out of a hole in the pipe.); squirt from something (Juice squirted from the lemon.)

Sinonimi: spurt, jet

Espressioni comuni: squirt out, squirt from something, squirt through something

spruzzare, bagnare

Colpire qualcuno o qualcosa con un getto sottile e rapido di liquido.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone or something with a quick, narrow stream of liquid.

• Stop squirting me!
• The children squirted each other with water.
• I squirt the plants with a small spray bottle.

Come si usa: squirt someone/something with something (She squirted her brother with cold water.)

Sinonimi: spray

Espressioni comuni: squirt someone with, squirt the plants, squirt someone again

espellere, emettere

Far uscire una sostanza dal corpo o da un’altra fonte, di solito all’improvviso e in forma liquida.

In inglese semplice: To release a substance from the body or another source, usually suddenly and as liquid.

• The squid squirted ink.
• These glands squirt fluid when the animal is threatened.
• The octopus squirts a dark cloud to escape predators.

Sinonimi: eject, emit

Espressioni comuni: squirt ink, squirt fluid, squirt something out