spatter

spatter
I ['spætə(r)]
nome
1) (of liquid) spruzzo m., schizzo m.

a spatter of rain — due gocce (di pioggia)

2) (sound) picchiettio m., crepitio m.
II 1. ['spætə(r)]
verbo transitivo (splash) schizzare; (deliberately) spruzzare
2.
verbo intransitivo picchiettare, crepitare
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spatter /ˈspætə(r)/
n.
1 schizzo; spruzzo: a spatter of mud, uno schizzo di fango
2 pillacchera; zacchera
3 picchiettio: the spatter of the rain, il picchiettio della pioggia
● (edil., USA) spatter dash, intonaco rustico □ a spatter of bullets, una grandine di proiettili □ a spatter of rain, due (o quattro) gocce d'acqua (o di pioggia).
(to) spatter /ˈspætə(r)/
A v. t.
1 schizzare; spruzzare; cospargere; inzaccherare: to spatter paint over st., spruzzare vernice su qc.; A lorry spattered us with mud as it passed by, un autocarro, passando, ci inzaccherò di fango
2 macchiare (fig.); diffamare; denigrare
B v. i.
1 (di liquido in ebollizione) borbottare; schizzare (fuori)
2 gocciolare; cadere a gocce; (di pioggia) battere, picchiettare, scrosciare; (di grandine, di pallottole, ecc.) crepitare: The rain was spattering down on my umbrella, la pioggia batteva sul mio ombrello.
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I ['spætə(r)]
nome
1) (of liquid) spruzzo m., schizzo m.

a spatter of rain — due gocce (di pioggia)

2) (sound) picchiettio m., crepitio m.
II 1. ['spætə(r)]
verbo transitivo (splash) schizzare; (deliberately) spruzzare
2.
verbo intransitivo picchiettare, crepitare

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