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spray 1
(sprā)n.
1.
a. Water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave.
b. A moving mass of particles or projectiles: a spray of bullets.
2.
a. A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container.
b. A pressurized container; an atomizer.
c. Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
v. sprayed, spray·ing, sprays
v.tr.
1. To disperse (a liquid, for example) in a mass or jet of droplets, particles, or small pieces.
2. To apply a spray to (a surface); hit with a spray.
v.intr.
1. To discharge sprays of liquid.
2. To be directed or dispersed in a spray.
3. Zoology To urinate on various objects as a way of marking territory.
[From obsolete spray, to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen.]
spray′er n.
spray brooch
spray 2
(sprā)n.
1. A small branch bearing buds, flowers, or berries.
2. Something, such as a decorative motif, that resembles such a branch.
[Middle English, from Old English *spræg.]
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spray
(spreɪ)n
1. (Chemistry) fine particles of a liquid
2. (Chemistry)
a. a liquid, such as perfume, paint, etc, designed to be discharged from an aerosol or atomizer: hair spray.
b. the aerosol or atomizer itself
3. a quantity of small objects flying through the air: a spray of bullets.
vb
4. to scatter (liquid) in the form of fine particles
5. (Chemistry) to discharge (a liquid) from an aerosol or atomizer
6. (tr) to treat or bombard with a spray: to spray the lawn.
[C17: from Middle Dutch sprāien; related to Middle High German spræjen]
ˈsprayer n
spray
(spreɪ)n
1. (Botany) a single slender shoot, twig, or branch that bears buds, leaves, flowers, or berries, either growing on or detached from a plant
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a small decorative bouquet or corsage of flowers and foliage
3. (Jewellery) a piece of jewellery designed to resemble a spray of flowers, leaves, etc
[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old English sprǣc young shoot, Old Norse sprek brittle wood, Old High German sprahhula splinter]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
spray1
(spreɪ)n.
1. water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
2. a jet of fine particles of liquid discharged from an atomizer or other device.
3. a liquid to be discharged or applied in such a jet.
4. an apparatus or device for discharging such a liquid.
5. a quantity of small objects, flying or discharged through the air: a spray of shattered glass.
v.t. 6. to scatter in the form of fine particles.
7. to apply or direct in a spray.
8. to sprinkle or treat with a spray.
v.i. 9. to scatter or discharge a spray.
10. to issue forth in a spray.
[1615–25; appar. < early Dutch spraeyen, c. Middle High German spræjen]
spray′er, n.
spray2
(spreɪ)n.
1. a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
2. an arrangement of cut flowers or branches.
3. an ornament resembling a spray of flowers.
[1250–1300; Middle English, appar. continuing Old English *sprǣg; compare Old English sprǣc with same sense]
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Spray
a bundle of small branches and foliage or anything resembling them.Examples: spray of branches; of flowers; of honeysuckle, 1854; of roses, 1873; of the sea, 1813; of water.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
spray
Past participle: sprayed
Gerund: spraying
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
spray
A group of flowers produced from one branching stem.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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| Noun | 1. |  spray - a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for sprayingpesticide - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| 2. | spray - a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | |
| 3. | spray - flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers | |
| 4. |  spray - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mistairbrush - an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | |
| 5. | spray - water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature sea spray - spray from ocean waves spindrift, spoondrift - spray blown up from the surface of the sea | |
| 6. | spray - a jet of vapor | |
| Verb | 1. | spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" |
| 2. | spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" mist - spray finely or cover with mist syringe - spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe | |
| 3. | spray - cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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spray
1noun
1. droplets, moisture, fine mist, drizzle, spindrift, spoondrift The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray of the waterfall.
verb
spray
2noun sprig, buttonhole, floral arrangement, branch, bough, shoot, corsage, boutonniere (French) a small spray of freesias
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spray
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
drobné kapičkypostřikpostřikovatrozprašovačrozprašovat
spraysprøjtestøvregnforstøver
ruiskuttaasuihkesuihkuttaasumusumuttaa
sprejsprejati
megpermetezpermetpermetezspray
úîaúîariúîastúîi
噴霧噴霧する
분무분무하다
apipurkštinupurkštipurkštuvaspurškiamas skystispurslai
aerosolsapšļakstītapsmidzinātizsmidzināms šķidrumspulverizators
postrekovaťrozprašovačrozprašovaťspŕška
pršecpršilopršitiškropivo
sprejspreja
พ่นละอองน้ำ
bụi nướcphun bụi nước
spray
1 [spreɪ]A. N
B. VT [+ water etc] → rociar
she sprayed perfume on my hand → me roció perfume en la mano
to spray sth/sb with water/bullets → rociar algo/a algn de agua/balas
to spray the roses with insecticide → rociar las rosas de insecticida
to spray paint on to a car → pintar un coche con una pistola rociadora
there was graffiti sprayed on the wall → había pintadas de spray en la pared
she sprayed perfume on my hand → me roció perfume en la mano
to spray sth/sb with water/bullets → rociar algo/a algn de agua/balas
to spray the roses with insecticide → rociar las rosas de insecticida
to spray paint on to a car → pintar un coche con una pistola rociadora
there was graffiti sprayed on the wall → había pintadas de spray en la pared
C. CPD spray can N → espray m, pulverizador m
spray gun N → pistola f rociadora, pulverizador m
spray paint N → pintura f spray
spray gun N → pistola f rociadora, pulverizador m
spray paint N → pintura f spray
spray
2 [spreɪ] N (Bot) → ramita f, ramo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spray
[ˈspreɪ] n
[water, seawater] → (fines) gouttelettes fpl
(= liquid kept in pressurized can) → spray m
(= container) (for deodorant) → spray m, vaporisateur m, atomiseur m; (for paint, insecticide) → bombe f; (for perfume, water, antiseptic) → vaporisateur m, atomiseur m, spray m
(= act of spraying) → pulvérisation f
to give sth a spray [+ hair] → mettre du spray sur qch; [+ plants] → pulvériser qch
to give sth a spray [+ hair] → mettre du spray sur qch; [+ plants] → pulvériser qch
[flowers] → petit bouquet m
vt
[+ hair] → mettre du spray sur; [+ plants, room] → pulvériser
[+ water, insecticide] → pulvériser; [+ perfume] → vaporiser
She sprayed perfume on her hand → Elle vaporisa du parfum sur sa main.
She sprayed perfume on her hand → Elle vaporisa du parfum sur sa main.
(with pesticide) [+ crops] → traiter
(with paint) [+ car, wall] → peindre à la bombe, bomber
Somebody had sprayed graffiti on the wall → Quelqu'un avait bombé des graffiti sur le mur.
Somebody had sprayed graffiti on the wall → Quelqu'un avait bombé des graffiti sur le mur.
(= cover) (with bullets) → cribler
vi [water, blood] → jaillir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spray
:spray artist
n → Sprayer(in) m(f)
spray can
n → Sprühdose f
spray
:spray gun
n → Spritzpistole f
spray-on
adj
(hum inf) jeans, dress etc → knalleng
spray-paint
spray
1spray
2n
→ Sprühnebel m, → Sprühregen m; (of sea) → Gischt m; the spray from the lorries makes it difficult to see → die Lastwagen spritzen so, dass man kaum etwas sehen kann
(= implement) → Sprühdose f, → Sprühflasche f; (= insecticide spray, for irrigation) → Spritze f, → Sprühgerät nt; (= scent spray) → Zerstäuber m; (on shower) → Brause f, → Duschkopf m
(= preparation, Med, hairspray etc) → Spray m or nt
vt plants, insects etc → besprühen; garden, crops (with paint, insecticide) → spritzen; hair → sprayen; room → aussprühen; bullets → regnen lassen; water, paint, foam → sprühen, spritzen; champagne → verspritzen; graffiti → sprühen; perfume → zerstäuben, (ver)sprühen; to spray insecticide on plants → Pflanzen (mit Insektenmittel) spritzen; to spray something with water/bullets → etw mit Wasser besprühen/mit Kugeln übersäen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spray
1 [spreɪ]1. n
a. (from hosepipe) → getto; (from wet road) → schizzi mpl; (of sea, fountain) → spruzzi mpl; (from atomizer, aerosol) → spruzzo
b. (aerosol, atomizer) → spray m inv, bomboletta; (of perfume) → vaporizzatore m; (for paint, garden) → spruzzatore m, nebulizzatore m (Med) → spray
2. vt (gen) → spruzzare; (crops) → irrorare
to spray sth/sb with water → spruzzare qc/qn d'acqua
to spray sth/sb with bullets → sparare una scarica di proiettili contro qc/qn
to spray sth/sb with water → spruzzare qc/qn d'acqua
to spray sth/sb with bullets → sparare una scarica di proiettili contro qc/qn
spray
2 [spreɪ] n (of greenery) → ramoscello; (of flowers) → mazzolino; (brooch) → spilla a forma di ramoscelloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spray
(sprei) noun1. a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall. The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.
2. a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid. She used a spray to rinse her hair.
3. a liquid for spraying. He bought a can of fly-spray.
verb1. to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets. The water sprayed all over everyone.
2. to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid. He sprayed the roses to kill pests.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
spray
→ رَشَّاش, يَرُشُّ drobné kapičky, stříkat spray, sprøjte Spray, sprühen σπρέι, ψεκάζω pulverizador, pulverizar ruiskuttaa, suihke vaporisateur, vaporiser sprej, sprejati spruzzare, spruzzo 噴霧, 噴霧する 분무, 분무하다 spray, spuiten spray, spraye mgiełka, rozpryskać borrifo, pulverizar мелкие брызги, распылять sprej, spreja พ่น, ละอองน้ำ püskürtmek, serpinti bụi nước, phun bụi nước 喷雾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
spray
n. atomizador de líquido para rociar;
v. rociar con un líquido.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
spray
n aerosol m, spray m, espray m (RAE), atomizador m; (of an inhaler) inhalación f, disparo; hair — laca (para el peinado, en aerosol); nasal — aerosol or spray nasal; pepper — aerosol or spray de pimienta, gas pimientaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.