WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| spit⇒ vi | (expel saliva) | escupir⇒ vi |
| | The young man spat as he walked down the street. |
| | El joven escupió mientras caminaba por la calle. |
| spit vi | (expel saliva while talking) | escaparse a alguien un escupitajo loc verb |
| | | escupir⇒ vi |
| | As she warmed to her subject, Tina began to speak faster and spit on anyone unfortunate enough to be near her. |
| | Mientras hablaba del tema, Tina empezó a hablar más rápido y se le escapó un escupitajo que le cayó a la gente que se encontraba cerca. |
| spit n | uncountable (saliva) | escupitajo nm |
| | | saliva nf |
| | (Andalucía) | gapo nm |
| | The young man's spit flew through the air and hit the pavement. |
| | El joven echó un escupitajo que atravesó el aire y cayó en la acera. |
| spit n | (rod for roasting meat) | espetón nm |
| | | asador nm |
| | | espeto nm |
| | At our local village fete, they roast a whole cow on a spit. |
| | En la feria de nuestro pueblo, asan a una vaca entera en un espetón. |
| spit vi | (food: sizzle) | chisporrotear⇒ vi |
| | The sausages were spitting in the pan. |
| | Las salchichas estaban chisporroteando en la sartén. |
| spit vi | (rain lightly) | lloviznar⇒ vi |
| | | garuar⇒ vi |
| | It's not really raining yet, but it's spitting; you'd better take an umbrella just in case. |
| | Todavía no ha empezado a llover, pero está lloviznando. Mejor llévate el paraguas por si acaso. |
| Additional Translations |
spit,
sandspit n | (geography: thin landform) | cordón litoral loc nom m |
| | | restinga nf |
| | The nature reserve is set on a spit of shingle and sand. |
| | La reserva natural está en un cordón litoral de grava y arena. |
| the spit of [sb] n | mainly UK, informal (spitting image) | copia nf |
| | | viva imagen loc nom f |
| | | calco nm |
| | That girl is the spit of her mother! |
| | ¡Esa muchacha es una copia de la madre! |
| spit [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (say angrily) (coloquial) | espetar⇒ vtr |
| | | soltar⇒ vtr |
| | (insultos, figurado) | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | "I hate you!" she spat. |
| | ¡Te odio! —espetó. |
| spit [sth] vtr | (expel from mouth) | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | The food was awful and Pippa spat it discreetly into her napkin. |
| | La comida era terrible, por lo que Pippa la escupió con cuidado en la servilleta. |
| spit [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (pierce, impale) | espetar⇒ vtr |
| | | ensartar⇒ vtr |
| | The jouster spitted his rival on his lance. |
| | El participante de la justa espetó a su rival con su lanza. |
| spit [sth]⇒ vtr | (thrust roasting rod into) | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | Spit the meat, then suspend it over the flames. |
| | Atraviesa la carne y luego déjala sobre el fuego. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
spit | spitting |
spit [sth] out,
spit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eject by spitting) | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | His mother made him spit out the gum so he wouldn't swallow it. |
| | Su madre le hizo escupir el chicle para que no se lo tragara. |
spit [sth] out,
spit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (bring yourself to say) (figurado) | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | soltar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | largar⇒ vtr |
| | He knew she would spit out the truth sooner or later. |
| | Sabía que tarde o temprano escupiría la verdad. |
| | (CL) | soltar la pepa expr |
| | (MX) | soltar la sopa expr |
| | Sabía que tarde o temprano soltaría la pepa. |
| | | contar⇒ vtr |
| | | decir⇒ vtr |
| | Sabía que tarde o temprano contaría la verdad. |
| spit [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (produce by spitting) | escupir algo loc verb |
| | He was spitting up blood so I called the doctor. |
| | Llamé al médico porque estaba escupiendo sangre. |
| spit up vi phrasal | informal (vomit) | regurgitar⇒ vi |
| | Put this cloth on your shoulder in case the baby spits up. |
| | | vomitar⇒ vtr |
| | Ponte este trapo en el hombro por si el bebé vomita. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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