verb

sputare

spit

Mandare fuori dalla bocca saliva o qualcosa che si ha in bocca, spesso con forza.

Sputare means to spit: to force saliva or something else out of the mouth. It can also mean to eject a substance, such as smoke or fire.

Figuratively, it can mean to say something abruptly or angrily, or to reveal something one has been keeping secret.

Verb: first-conjugation verb ending in -are.
It can be intransitive, as in “to spit,” or transitive, as in “to spit something out.”
It comes from Latin exputare, meaning “to spit out.”

espellere — “to expel”; broader and more formal, and not limited to the mouth.
emettere — “to emit”; used for substances such as smoke, but does not specifically mean spitting.
ingoiare — “to swallow”; an opposite when referring to something in the mouth.

sputare per terra — to spit on the ground.
sputare sangue — literally, “to spit blood”; figuratively, to struggle or work extremely hard.
sputare il rospo — to finally say what one has been holding back.
sputare sentenze — to make blunt, often presumptuous judgments.

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Il bambino ha imparato a non sputare.verb

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