spill

spill
spill
1. spill [spɪl] n
Holzspan m
2. spill [spɪl] n
1) (spilled liquid) Verschüttete(s) nt; (pool) Lache f; (stain) Fleck m;
oil \spill Ölteppich m;
to wipe up the \spill das Verschüttete aufwischen
2) (fam: fall) Sturz m;
to have [or take] a \spill stürzen vt <spilt or (Am, Aus usu) spilled , spilt or (Am, Aus usu) spilled>
1) (tip over)
to \spill sth etw verschütten;
I spilt coffee on my shirt ich schüttete Kaffee auf mein Hemd;
you've spilt sth down your tie du hast etw auf deiner Krawatte vergossen
2) (scatter)
to \spill sth etw verstreuen
3) (fam: reveal)
to \spill sth etw verraten [o ausplaudern];
to \spill a secret ein Geheimnis ausplaudern
4) (by horse)
to \spill sb jdn abwerfen
5) naut
to \spill the sails die Segel killen lassen
PHRASES:
to \spill the beans (esp hum) (fam) auspacken (fam)
to \spill blood (esp liter) Blut vergießen;
to \spill one's guts (fam) seine Geheimnisse preisgeben vi
1) (flow out) liquid überlaufen; flour, sugar verschüttet werden; newspapers, blocks, papers verstreut werden;
tears spilt onto her cheeks at the news als sie die Nachricht vernahm, strömten Tränen über ihre Wangen;
2) (fig: spread) crowd strömen; conflict, violence sich akk ausbreiten;
the fighting threatens to \spill into neighbouring regions die Kämpfe drohen auf die Nachbarregionen überzugreifen
3) (fam: reveal secret) auspacken (fam)
4) sports den Ball fallen lassen

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