spitting image

English

Alternative forms

• spitten image

Etymology

Alteration of spit and image.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/

Noun

spitting image (plural spitting images)

1. (colloquial) The exact likeness (of someone).

   Blimey, you're the spitting image of my brother.

Translations

the exact likeness of someone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一模一样 (cmn) (yīmóyīyàng), 活像 (cmn) (huóxiàng)

• Finnish: aivan samannäköinen kuin (fi) (adjective)
• French: portrait craché (fr) m
• German: Ebenbild (de) n
• Italian: spaccato (it) m, tale e quale (it)

• Japanese: そっくり (ja) (sokkuri), クリソツ (ja) (kurisotsu)
• Russian: (adjective) вылитый (ru) (výlityj), вылитый портрет (ru) (výlityj portrét) m, точная копия (ru) (tóčnaja kópija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cho coltach ri (gd)
• Spanish: el vivo retrato (es) m and f