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Meaning of espetec | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[əs.pəˈtɛk]

Definitions

  1. something breaking
    masculine
  2. burst
    figuratively, masculine
  3. fuss
    in-plural, masculine
  4. fuet (type of long thin sausage)
    dialectal, masculine

Examples

“Rere meu vaig sentir un espetec: havien trencat els vidres de la finestra oposada.”

Behind me I heard something breaking: they had broken the glass in the window at the other side.

“espetec d'aigua”

cloudburst

“En sentir-se l'espetec dels trets, el pare d'En Joan va tenir un gran surt.”

Hearing the burst of footsteps gave Joan's father a real start.

“Em vaig restablir menjant faves de llauna. Feia espetecs amb els llavis i l'Aneris m'obeïa d'immediat. Va desparar la taula, i va despullar-se a corre-cuita.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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