WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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| sputter⇒ vi | (spray saliva, etc.) | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | | espurriar⇒, espurrear⇒ vtr |
| | The speaker sputtered during his speech, spraying some audience members with saliva. |
| | El orador escupió durante su discurso, y salpicó de saliva a algunos miembros del público. |
| sputter [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: spit, spray) | desparramar⇒ vtr |
| | The toddler sputtered mashed potatoes all over the table. |
| | El niño desparramó puré de papas por toda la mesa. |
| sputter⇒ vi | (fire: hiss, spit) | chisporrotear⇒ vi |
| | The fire crackled and sputtered. |
| | El fuego crujía y chisporroteaba. |
| sputter [sth]⇒ vtr | (stutter, say inarticulately) | balbucear⇒ vi |
| | | balbucir⇒ vi |
| | "You-you can't!" the mayor sputtered. |
| | "No pueden", balbuceó el alcalde. |
| sputter [sth] vtr | (coat with metal particles) | pulverizar⇒ vtr |
| | The company developed a system to sputter glass more efficiently. |
| sputter n | (spitting sound) | escupitajo nm |
| | Do you hear that sputter coming from the engine? |
| sputter n | (stuttering or indignant speech) | balbuceo nm |
| | "Wh-what do you think you're doing?" she demanded with a sputter. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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| sputter on vi phrasal | figurative (proceed weakly) (literal) | proceder débilmente vi + adv |
'sputter' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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