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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrespingar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: res-pin-gar
"As crianças gostam de respingar água na piscina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause liquid to scatter and fall in drops or a mass, typically by striking or moving through it.
"The children love to splash in the puddles after the rain."
- 1
An act of splashing liquid, or the sound made by it.
"With a loud splash, the stone landed in the center of the pond."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late Middle English period as an imitative or expressive formation, related to plash and clash. It developed to describe the sound and action of striking a liquid substance, causing it to fly about.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Splash" is said worldwide
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éclabousser
Transliteration: é-kla-boo-say
"Les enfants aiment éclabousser dans l'eau."
plätschern
Transliteration: plet-schern
"Die Kinder planschen im Wasser."
schizzare
Transliteration: skid-dza-re
"Non schizzare l'acqua dappertutto."
salpicar
Transliteration: sal-pi-kar
"El perro empezó a salpicar agua por todas partes."
respingar
Transliteration: res-pin-gar
"As crianças gostam de respingar água na piscina."
छपछपाना
Transliteration: chhapchhapana
"बच्चे पानी में छपछपा रहे हैं।"
泼溅
Transliteration: pō jiàn
"水花四溅。"
물을 튀기다
Transliteration: mureul twigida
"아이들이 물을 튀기며 놀고 있다."
跳ね飛ばす
Transliteration: hanetobasu
"車が水を跳ね飛ばして通った。"
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