- spout
- 1. verb
1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.)2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!)
2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.)2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).)spout n pico / pitorrospouttr[spaʊt]noun1 (of jug) pico; (of fountain) surtidor nombre masculino, caño; (of roof-gutter) canalón nombre masculino; (of teapot) pitorro2 (jet of water) chorrotransitive verb1 (liquid) echar, arrojar2 familiar pejorative (poetry) declamar; (nonsense) soltarintransitive verb1 (liquid) salir a chorros, chorrear2 (of whale) expulsar chorros de agua3 familiar pejorative (verse etc) perorar, declamar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be up the spout (plans etc) fastidiarse, irse a pique 2 (pregnant) estar embarazadaspout ['spaʊt] vt1) : lanzar chorros de2) declaim: declamarspout vi: salir a chorrosspout n1) : pico m (de una jarra, etc.)2) stream: chorro mspoutn.• bebedero s.m.• canalón s.m.• canilla s.f.• caño s.m.• chorrera s.f.• espita s.f.• pico s.m.• pitorro s.m.• pitón s.m.• surtidor s.m.v.• arrojar v.• chorrear v.• declamar v.• surgir v.• surtir v.spaʊt
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nouna) (of teapot, kettle) pico m, pitorro m (Esp)b) (pipe - on gutter) canalón m; (- on fountain, gargoyle) caño mup the spout — (BrE colloq)
our plans are up the spout — los planes se nos han ido al garete (fam)
he's really up the spout now — ahora sí que se ha metido en un lío (fam)
c) (jet) chorro m
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transitive verb \<\<oil/liquid\>\> arrojar or expulsar chorros de
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via) \<\<liquid\>\> salir* a chorros; \<\<whale\>\> expulsar chorros de aguab) \<\<person\>\> perorar, soltar* peroratas[spaʊt]1.N [of jar] pico m ; [of teapot etc] pitón m , pitorro m ; [of guttering] canalón m ; (=jet of water) surtidor m , chorro mto be up the spout — (Brit) * [person] (=in a jam) estar en un apuro; (=pregnant) estar en estado
my holiday's up the spout * — mis vacaciones se han ido al garete *
2. VT1) [+ water] arrojar en chorro2) * [+ poetry etc] declamar3. VI1) [water] brotar, salir en chorros2) * (=declaim) hablar incansablemente* * *[spaʊt]
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nouna) (of teapot, kettle) pico m, pitorro m (Esp)b) (pipe - on gutter) canalón m; (- on fountain, gargoyle) caño mup the spout — (BrE colloq)
our plans are up the spout — los planes se nos han ido al garete (fam)
he's really up the spout now — ahora sí que se ha metido en un lío (fam)
c) (jet) chorro m
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transitive verb \<\<oil/liquid\>\> arrojar or expulsar chorros de
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via) \<\<liquid\>\> salir* a chorros; \<\<whale\>\> expulsar chorros de aguab) \<\<person\>\> perorar, soltar* peroratas
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
