spatter
1 noun especially POLICE, LAW spray of liquidspreachall masc1 sprais fem2 steall fem2 there are spatters on your coat tá spreachaill ar do chóta, tá do chóta draoibeáiltea spatter of paint sprais péinte, braoiníní péinte, sprae fánach péinte 2 noun staccato soundbualadh masc greadadh masc plancadh mascthe spatter of rain on the tent plancadh na báistí ar an bpuballShow full entry
3 verb spray, splash TRANSITIVEspréigh verb rain spattered the crowd thit braoiníní báistí ar an sluablood was spattered on the wall bhí smeadar fola ar an mballa, bhí spreachall fola ar an mballa, bhí braoiníní fola spréite ar an mballahis fingers are spattered with ink tá a mhéara smálaithe le dúch, tá dúch smeartha ar a mhéara 4 verb spray, splash INTRANSITIVEspréigh verb rain spattered against the window steall an bháisteach i gcoinne na fuinneoige