spill

spill: spill [{{t}}spɪl] ( {{}}British{{}} pt & pp spilt [{{t}}spɪlt] or spilled, {{}}American{{}} pt & pp spilled)

1 transitive verb

(a) (liquid, salt etc) renverser, répandre;

∎ she spilt coffee down or over her dress elle a renversé du café sur sa robe;

∎ try to carry the bucket upstairs without spilling any water essaie de monter le seau sans renverser d'eau;

∎ she spilt the contents of her handbag onto the bed elle vida (le contenu de) son sac à main sur le lit

(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (secret) dévoiler^□ ;

∎ to spill the beans vendre la mèche

(c) (blood) verser, faire couler;

∎ not a drop of blood was spilled pas une goutte de sang n'a été versée

(d) (person)

∎ he was spilled from his motorbike il est tombé de sa moto;

∎ the rider was spilled into the stream le cavalier a été projeté dans le ruisseau

(e) {{}}Nautical{{}}

∎ to spill (wind from) a sail étouffer une voile ou la toile

2 intransitive verb

(a) (liquid, salt etc) se renverser, se répandre

(b) (crowd) se déverser;

∎ the huge crowd spilled into the square l'immense foule se répandit ou se déversa sur la place

(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (reveal information) vendre la mèche; (under interrogation) cracher ou lâcher le morceau;

∎ come on, spill! allez, accouche!

3 noun

(a) (spillage → of liquid) renversement m

(b) (fall → from horse, bike) chute f, culbute f; {{}}old-fashioned{{}} (accident) accident m;

∎ to take a spill faire la culbute

(c) (channel) déversoir m

(d) {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} remaniement m

(e) (for fire) allume-feu m

►► {{}}Television{{}} spill light lumière f parasite, mouche f

➲ spill out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (contents, liquid) renverser, répandre

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (secret) dévoiler, révéler;

∎ he got drunk and spilled out all his problems il a bu et s'est mis à parler de tous ses problèmes

2 intransitive verb

(a) (contents, liquid) se renverser, se répandre;

∎ the water spilt out onto the floor l'eau s'est renversée par terre

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (crowd) se déverser, s'échapper;

∎ the commuters spilled out of the train un flot de banlieusards s'est échappé du train

➲ spill over intransitive verb

(a) (liquid) déborder, se répandre;

∎ the tea spilled over into the saucer le thé a débordé dans la soucoupe

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (overflow) se déverser, déborder;

∎ the city's population has spilled over into the surrounding villages les habitants de la ville ont envahi les villages environnants;

∎ the conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries le conflit risquerait de s'étendre aux pays voisins;

∎ her work spills over into her family life son travail empiète sur sa vie familiale

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Spill — Spill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilled}, or {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spilling}.] [OE. spillen,sually, to destroy, AS. spillan, spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to destroy, Sw. spilla to spill, Dan. spilde, G. & D. spillen to squander, OHG … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spill — may refer to:* Spill (UK band), a dance duo * Daniel Spill (1832–1887), English entrepreneur * Oil spill * Data spill * Leadership spill … Wikipedia
spill — Ⅰ. spill [1] ► VERB (past and past part. spilt or spilled) 1) flow or cause to flow over the edge of a container. 2) move or empty out from a place. 3) informal reveal (confidential information). ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
spill — spill; spill·able; spill·age; spill·flö·te; spill·ing; … English syllables
Spill — Spill, v. i. 1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted. He… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spill — ‘let fall’ [OE] and spill ‘thin piece of wood’ are distinct words. The former originally meant ‘destroy, kill’; the modern sense ‘allow liquid to pour out or fall’, which did not emerge until the 14th century, arose as a rather grisly metaphor… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
spill — ‘let fall’ [OE] and spill ‘thin piece of wood’ are distinct words. The former originally meant ‘destroy, kill’; the modern sense ‘allow liquid to pour out or fall’, which did not emerge until the 14th century, arose as a rather grisly metaphor… … Word origins
Spill — Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spill — [v1] slop, drop discharge, disgorge, dribble, drip, empty, flow, lose, overfill, overflow, overrun, overturn, pour, run, run out, run over, scatter, shed, spill over, splash, splatter, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, stream, throw off, upset,… … New thesaurus
spill — spill1 [spil] vt. spilled or spilt, spilling [ME spillen < OE spillan, to destroy, squander, akin to MHG spillen, to split < IE base * (s)p(h)el , to split, split off > SPALL, L spolium] 1. to allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or… … English World dictionary
Spill — Spill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spilling}.] To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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