squirt

squirt
skwə:t
verb
(to (make a liquid etc) shoot out in a narrow jet: The elephant squirted water over itself; Water squirted from the hose.)
squirt
tr[skwɜːt]
noun
1 (of liquid) chorro, chorrito
2 familiar pejorative (person) mequetrefe nombre masulino o femenino
transitive verb
1 echar un chorro de
■ squirt a little oil into the lock echa un chorrito de aceite en la cerradura
■ my nephew loves squirting water at me a mi sobrino le encanta rociarme con agua
intransitive verb
1 salir a chorros
■ water started squirting out everywhere el agua empezó a salir a chorros por todas partes
squirt ['skwərt] vt
: lanzar un chorro de
squirt vi
spurt: salir a chorros
squirt n
: chorrito m
squirt
n.
• chorretada s.f.
• chorro s.m.
• jeringazo s.m.
v.
• arrojar a chorros v.
• jeringar v.
• salir a chorros v.
skwɜːrt, skwɜːt
I
noun
1) (stream) chorrito m
2) (person) (colloq) mequetrefe m (fam)

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<liquid\>\> echar un chorro de

they squirted him with water — lo rociaron con agua


2.
vi \<\<liquid\>\> salir* a chorros
[skwɜːt]
1. N
1) (=jet, spray) chorro m
2) * (=child) mequetrefe mf , chiquitajo(-a) * m / f , escuincle mf (Mex); (=person) farolero(-a) m / f , presumido(-a) m / f
2.
VT [+ liquid] lanzar; [+ person, car] mojar

to squirt water at sb — lanzar un chorro de agua hacia algn

3.
VI

to squirt out/in — salir/entrar a chorros

the water squirted into my eyes — salió un chorro de agua que me dio en los ojos

4.
CPD

squirt gun N — (US) pistola f de agua

* * *
[skwɜːrt, skwɜːt]
I
noun
1) (stream) chorrito m
2) (person) (colloq) mequetrefe m (fam)

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<liquid\>\> echar un chorro de

they squirted him with water — lo rociaron con agua


2.
vi \<\<liquid\>\> salir* a chorros

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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