spray

spray
spray
A n
1 ¢ (seawater) embruns mpl ; clouds of spray nuages mpl d'embruns ; (other liquid) nuages de (fines) gouttelettes ;
2 (container) (for perfume) vaporisateur m ; (for antifreeze, deodorant, paint etc) bombe f ; (for inhalant, throat, nose) pulvérisateur m ; garden spray pulvérisateur de jardin ;
3 (shower) (of sparks) gerbe f ; (of bullets) pluie f ;
4 (of flowers) (bunch) gerbe f ; (single branch) rameau m ; (single flowering stem) branche f.
B modif [deodorant] en spray ; [polish, starch] en atomiseur.
C vtr
1 vaporiser [water, liquid] ; asperger [person] (with de) ; arroser [demonstrator, oilslick] (with de) ; to spray sth onto sth (onto fire) projeter qch sur qch [foam, water] ; (onto surface, flowers etc) vaporiser qch sur qch [paint, insecticide, water] ; to spray sth over sb/sth asperger qn/qch de qch [champagne, water] ; to spray on perfume se parfumer ;
2 fig to spray sb/sth with arroser qn/qch de [bullets].
D vi gicler ; (more violently) jaillir ; to spray over/out of sth gicler sur/de qch.

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