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(=manchar) (de barro, pintura)
to splash (de with) , (de agua)
to sprinkle (de with)
[+tela] to dot, fleck (de with)
salpicar agua sobre el suelo to sprinkle water on the floor
la multitud de islas que salpican el océano the host of islands dotted about the ocean
este asunto salpica al gobierno this affair hasn't left the government untouched, the government has been tainted by this affair