rezumando
/reθumando/from spelling rules
The English phrase "oozing" is translated into Spanish as rezumando.
How do you pronounce it?
/reθumando/
Did you know?
- The word rezumar can be used to describe how light or heat 'oozes' from an object, a poetic usage that is quite common in Spanish literature.
- In some dialects, rezumando can be used to describe a very strong scent that seems to emanate from every pore of an object or person.
- If you are describing a wound that is 'oozing' blood, a doctor in a Spanish-speaking country might prefer the term supurar instead of rezumar.
Examples in context
- La herida estaba supurandoThe wound was oozing
- La sustancia estaba exudandoThe substance was oozing
- El suelo está rezumando humedad.The ground is oozing moisture.
- La herida está rezumando un poco de sangre.The wound is oozing a little bit of blood.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are looking at a piece of fruit in the kitchen.
- AlejandroMira, este melón está rezumando jugo.Look, this melon is oozing juice.
- LucíaParece que ya está muy maduro.It looks like it is already very ripe.
- AlejandroNo lo comas, Lucía.Don't eat it, Lucía.
- LucíaEstá bien, lo tiraré.Okay, I will throw it away.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
