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éclaboussure

splash, spatter

noun eh-klah-boo-SOOR Rare

Also means

stain (figurative)

Usage Note

Éclaboussure is the noun counterpart of éclabousser. Literally it means a drop or mark left by splashing liquid. Figuratively, les éclaboussures d'un scandale are the damaging fallout of a scandal. The plural éclaboussures is more common than the singular in everyday usage.

Examples

"Il y avait des éclaboussures de boue sur le mur."

Natural Translation

There were mud splatters on the wall.

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