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splash

/splæʃ/ sustantivo B2

En español: salpicadura, chorrito, chiringuito, poquito

  1. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. · I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
  2. A small amount of liquid. · I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.· I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
  3. A small amount (of color). · The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
  4. A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid. · There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
  5. An impact or impression. · The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
  6. A splash screen. (informal)
  7. A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
  8. A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion. (dated)

Plural splashes

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De la biblioteca

After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
“You are sure that there is no wound?” he asked, pointing to numerous gouts and splashes of blood which lay all round.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 30 · B2
Dantès in his cell heard the noise of preparation,—sounds that at the depth where he lay would have been inaudible to any but the ear of a prisoner, who could hear the splash of the drop of water that every hour fell from the roof of his dungeon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 127 · C1
Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 17 · B2

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