Значение

значений: 8
  1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.

  2. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.

  3. (во множественном числе, часто)A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.

    Gamasche, Überschuh

    ге́траgétra, гама́шаgamáša, штибле́таštibléta

  4. (Австралия, Британия)A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.

    Kotflügel

  5. A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.

  6. A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

    get into a trivial spat over punctuality

    have a vicious spat with the cousins

    Wortwechsel, Zank, Streit

    спорspor, размо́лвкаrazmólvka, ссо́раssóra

  7. A light blow with something flat.

  8. An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

Ещё определения
  • a young oyster or other bivalve
  • a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
  • a quarrel about petty points

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. When it comes to marital spats, there are usually two sides to the story.

  2. In schools everywhere sports-wear is all spats and shorts.

  3. When it comes to marital spats, there's usually two sides to the story.

  4. Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 2
covering worn over a shoe:
quarrel:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
covering worn over a shoe:
automotive: piece of bodywork:
quarrel:

Происхождение

Uncertain; perhaps related to spit. Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash. 1779.

Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.

Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash. 1779.

1804. American English, probably imitative.

Attested from 1823.

From Latin spatium (“space”).

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Формы

мн. число: spats
Ед. числоspat
Мн. числоspats

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 8
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеspatfall

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