побры́згать — meaning in English

English meaning

• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.

Senses

побры́згать is used for these senses in English:

• dash (ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
• sprinkle (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

dash — full definition

1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

sprinkle — full definition

1. verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.
2. noun A light shower of rain.
3. noun Tiny bits of colored candy or sugar used to decorate cakes and desserts.

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