squirt

• Nom désignant soit une petite personne insignifiante ou un enfant, soit une projection soudaine de liquide en petite quantité.

A noun referring to a small, insignificant person, or the occurrence of a sudden discharge of liquid.

1. Sudden liquid dischargeB1formal

   A quick, small stream or jet of liquid that is forced out of a narrow opening.

   jaillissement

   • A squirt of lemon juice landed on the table.
   • He gave the plant a squirt of water from the bottle.
   • A sudden squirt of oil came out of the engine.

   Synonymesgushjetsprayspurtstream

2. Insignificant personB2informal

   A term used to describe someone, often a young person, who is considered small, unimportant, or inexperienced.

   Moucheron

   • That little squirt thinks he knows everything.
   • Don't worry about him, he's just a squirt.
   • The new intern is a bit of a squirt, but he's eager to learn.

   Synonymesnobodynonentityruntshrimpsmall frywhippersnapper

   Antonymesnotablepersonagesomebody

• Verbe désignant l'action de projeter ou d'expulser un liquide ou une substance semi-liquide par une ouverture étroite en un jet fin et rapide.

A verb used to indicate the act of ejecting or forcing a liquid or semi-liquid substance out of a narrow opening in a thin, fast stream.

1. Eject liquid in a thin streamB1informal

   To cause a liquid to come out of a small opening in a thin, fast stream.

   gicler

   • She squirted some ketchup onto her fries.
   • The child squirted water from the toy gun.
   • He accidentally squirted lemon juice into his eye.

   Synonymesjetshootspoutsprayspurtstream

2. Wet with a sudden burstB1informal

   To wet or spray someone or something with a sudden spurt of liquid.

   Arroser d'un jet soudain

   • The hose squirted water all over the garden.
   • She squirted him with the spray bottle as a joke.
   • The whale squirted a jet of water from its blowhole.

   Synonymesspattersplashsprayspritzspurt

   Antonymesabsorbdraindrysoak