WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| sputter⇒ vi | (spray saliva, etc.) | cuspir v int |
| | The speaker sputtered during his speech, spraying some audience members with saliva. |
| sputter [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: spit, spray) | cuspir vt |
| | The toddler sputtered mashed potatoes all over the table. |
| sputter⇒ vi | (fire: hiss, spit) (figurativo) | cuspir v int |
| | The fire crackled and sputtered. |
| sputter [sth]⇒ vtr | (stutter, say inarticulately) | gaguejar vt |
| | | falar atabalhoadamente vt + adv |
| | | falar desarticuladamente vt + adv |
| | | falar precipitadamente vt + adv |
| | "You-you can't!" the mayor sputtered. |
| sputter [sth] vtr | (coat with metal particles) | pulverizar vt |
| | The company developed a system to sputter glass more efficiently. |
| sputter n | (spitting sound) | engasgada sf |
| | Do you hear that sputter coming from the engine? |
| sputter n | (stuttering or indignant speech) | gaguejada sf |
| | "Wh-what do you think you're doing?" she demanded with a sputter. |
| | "O qu-que você pensa que está fazendo?" ela perguntou com uma gaguejada. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
Locuções verbais
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| sputter on vi phrasal | figurative (proceed weakly) | prosseguir com dificuldade expres v |