What does sputare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word sputare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sputare in Italian.

The word sputare in Italian means spit, expectorate, spit, spew, sputter, spit up, spit out, throw up, spit bitterness, spit bile, spit it out, get off of your chest, cough up the bone, bite the hand that feeds you, bite the hand that feeds you, bite the hand that feeds you, spit up blood, judge people critically in a rushed way, spit on, spit venom. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sputare

spit, expectorate

verbo intransitivo (espettorare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Sputare per strada è un gesto piuttosto incivile.
Spitting in public is disgusting.

spit, spew, sputter

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (espellere [qc] dalla bocca)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il bimbo ha sputato la pappa perché non gli piace.
The baby spit out his food because he didn't like it.

spit up, spit out, throw up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (gettar fuori [qc] con violenza)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il passante che è stato quasi investito sulle strisce pedonali ha sputato fuori tutto il suo astio verso l'automobilista spericolato.
The pedestrian that almost got hit by the crazy driver while using the crosswalk really ranted at him afterwards.

spit bitterness

spit bile

spit it out, get off of your chest

(figurative)

cough up the bone

bite the hand that feeds you

(figurative)

bite the hand that feeds you

bite the hand that feeds you

spit up blood

(literal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

judge people critically in a rushed way

spit on

spit venom

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