The undergrowth on either side of him ripped with a noise like torn canvas, and the saplings that he heaved away right and left with his shoulders sprang back again and banged him on the flank, and great trails of creepers, all matted together
Les broussailles éventrées craquaient des deux côtés avec un bruit de toile déchirée ; les jeunes pousses qu'il écartait des épaules rebondissaient en arrière et lui cinglaient les flancs ; de grandes traînées de lianes emmêlées et compactes p
1. n. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
2. n. 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. n. A small amount (of color).
The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
4. n. 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. n. An impact or impression.
The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
6. n. (computing, informal) splash screen
7. n. (wrestling) 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. n. (dated) A cosmetic powder for the complexion.
9. v. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
sit and splash in the bathtub
10. v. To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
water splashed everywhere
11. v. to hit or expel liquid at
The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
12. v. To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.
The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
13. v. To spend (money)
After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
14. v. To launch a ship.
15. v. (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
ado
1. n. À faire. (préciser;définition)
There is nothing ado.
Il n'y a rien à faire.
2. n. Action, désordre, difficulté, affaire embêtante, bazar, cohue.
To make a great ado about trifles.
Faire une montagne d'un rien.
ado
1. n. trouble; troublesome business; fuss
hustle and bustle
hustle and bustle
1. n. A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.
He moved to his parents' farm to have a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city.