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► 成句
唾  [(1)つば]  [唾を付ける]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  mark  rank: 3
☆ チームは有望な新人に唾を付けようとしている ⇨ Teams are trying to put a spit on rookie talents, mark them as theirs  (☛ Literally means to spit on food so that nobody else would want to take it)

► 名詞
唾  [(1)つば]  [唾を吐く]    meaning:  saliva  rank: 2
☆ 彼は地面に唾を吐いた ⇨ He spat on the ground

唾  [つばき]    meaning:  saliva  rank: 4
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More examples:
  • 彼は唾を吐いた ⇨ He spat out
  • 唾液には消化作用が有る ⇨ Saliva has a digestive function
  • 彼は唾をごくりと飲み込んだ ⇨ He swallowed his saliva (audibly)
  • 彼は審判に向かって唾を飛ばした ⇨ He spat at the referee
  • 唾液は数箇所から分泌される ⇨ Saliva is secreted from several locations
  • その話は眉唾物だ ⇨ That story is very fishy