spatter

spat·ter  (sptr)

v. spat·tered, spat·ter·ing, spat·ters

v.tr.

1. To scatter (a liquid) in drops or small splashes.

2. To spot, splash, or soil.

3. To sully the reputation of; defame.

v.intr.

1. To come forth in drops or small splashes: Hot grease spattered in all directions.

2. To fall in or as if in a shower, as rain or bullets.

n.

1.

a. The act of spattering.

b. The condition of being spattered.

2. A spattering sound.

3.

a. A drop or splash of something spattered.

b. A small amount; a smattering: just a spatter of praise.

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[Perhaps of Low German origin.]

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spatter [ˈspætə]

vb

1. to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops to spatter mud on the car mud spattered in her face

2. (tr) to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid)

3. (tr) to slander or defame

4. (intr) to shower or rain down bullets spattered around them

n

1. the sound of something spattering

2. something spattered, such as a spot or splash

3. the act or an instance of spattering

[of imitative origin; related to Low German, Dutch spatten to spout, Frisian spatteren to splash]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spatter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	spatter - the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface splashing, splattering, spattering, splash painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
Verb	1.	spatter - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" plash, splatter, swash, splash, splosh puddle - make a puddle by splashing water slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
	2.	spatter - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" patter, pitter-patter, spit, sprinkle rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
	3.	spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" bespatter blob, fleck, blot, spot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

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spatter

verb splash, spray, sprinkle, soil, dirty, scatter, daub, speckle, splodge, bespatter, bestrew Blood spattered the dark concrete.

Translations

spatter [ˈspætəʳ] VT → salpicar (with de) a dress spattered with mud → un vestido salpicado de lodo
a wall spattered with blood → una pared salpicada de sangre

spatter [ˈspætə^r]

n → éclaboussure f, éclaboussures fpl

vt
to splatter mud on sth → projeter des éclaboussures de boue sur qch
to splatter blood on sth → projeter des éclaboussures de sang sur qch
to splatter sth over sth → projeter des éclaboussures de qch sur qch
He picked up his spoon so hurriedly that it spattered milk over his shirt → Il prit sa cuillère avec tant de précipitation qu'elle projeta des éclaboussures de lait sur sa chemise.

vi → gicler

spatter

vt → bespritzen; to spatter water over somebody, to spatter somebody with water → jdn nass spritzen; a wall spattered with blood → eine blutbespritzte Wand

vi to spatter over something → etw vollspritzen; it spattered all over the room → es verspritzte im ganzen Zimmer; the rain spattered (down) on the roof → der Regen klatschte aufs Dach

n (= mark) → Spritzer pl; (= sound: of rain) → Klatschen nt; a spatter of rain → ein paar Tropfen Regen; a spatter of applause → kurzer Beifall

spatter [ˈspætəʳ] vt to spatter (with) → schizzare (di)
spattered with mud → inzaccherato/a