spell 1 (sp l)v. spelled or spelt (sp lt), spell·ing, spells v.tr. 1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word or part of a word). 2. To constitute the letters of (a word): These letters spell animal. 3. To add up to; signify: Their unwise investment could spell financial ruin. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: To form words by means of letters. spell down To defeat in a spelling bee. spell out 1. To make explicit and clear: asked him to spell out his objectives. 2. To name or write in order the letters that constitute (a word or part of a word): spelled out my name. [Middle English spellen, to read letter by letter, from Old French espeller, of Germanic origin.] |
| spell 2 (spl) n. 1. a. A word or formula believed to have magic power. b. A bewitched state; a trance. 2. A compelling attraction; charm or fascination: the spell of the theater. tr.v. spelled, spell·ing, spells To put (someone) under a spell; bewitch. [Middle English, discourse, from Old English.] |
| spell 3 (spl) n. 1. A short, indefinite period of time. 2. Informal A period of weather of a particular kind: a dry spell. 3. a. One's turn at work. b. A period of work; a shift. 4. Australian A period of rest. 5. Informal A period of physical or mental disorder or distress: a dizzy spell. 6. Informal A short distance. v. spelled, spell·ing, spells v.tr. 1. To relieve (someone) from work temporarily by taking a turn. 2. To allow to rest a while. v.intr. 1. To take turns working. 2. Australian To rest for a time from an activity. [From Middle English spelen, to spare, from Old English spelian, to represent, substitute for.] |
spell 1
Verb
[spelling, spelt] or spelled
1. to write or name in correct order the letters that make up (a word): how do you spell that name?
2. (of letters) to make up (a word): c-a-t spells cat
3. to indicate (a particular result): share price slump spells disaster
See also spell out [Old French espeller]
spell 2
Noun
1. a sequence of words used to perform magic
2. the effect of a spell: the wizard's spell was broken
3. under someone's spell fascinated by someone [Old English spell speech]
spell 3
Noun
1. a period of time of weather or activity: the dry spell, a short spell in prison
2. a period of duty after which one person or group relieves another
3. Scot, Austral & NZ a period of rest [Old English spelian to take the place of]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  spell - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantationmental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" possession - being controlled by passion or the supernatural captivation, fascination - the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| 2. |  spell - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" | |
| 3. | spell - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" cold snap, cold spell - a spell of cold weather hot spell - a spell of hot weather snap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May" | |
| 4. |  spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" conjuration, incantation - a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | |
| Verb | 1. | spell - orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" misspell - spell incorrectly recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" |
| 2. | spell - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" | |
| 3. | spell - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" spell out - spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?" | |
| 4. | spell - relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel" | |
| 5. | spell - place under a spell glamour, hex, jinx, witch, bewitch, enchant - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something unspell - release from a spell | |
| 6. | spell - take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours" take turns, alternate - do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" |
spell 1
verb indicate, mean, signify, suggest, promise, point to, imply, amount to, herald, augur, presage, portend
spell 2
spell 3
Translations
spell [spɛl] n (also: magic spell) → encanto, hechizo (= period of time); rato, período (= turn); turno
vt [pt spelt or spelled, pp ] [spɛlt, spɛld] (also: spell out) → deletrear;
to cast a spell on sb → hechizar a algn;
he can't spell → no sabe escribir bien, comete faltas de ortografía;
can you spell it for me? → ¿cómo se deletrea or se escribe?;
spell [spɛl] n (also: magic spell) → sortilège m, charme m (= period of time); (courte) période
he can't spell → il fait des fautes d'orthographe;
spell out vt (= explain);
to spell sth out for sb → expliquer qch clairement à qn
spell [spɛl] [spelt ] (Brit) [spelled , pt, pp ] n (also: magic spell) → Zauber m;
(incantation) → Zauberspruch m;
vt → schreiben;
(also: spell out) (aloud) → buchstabieren;
(signify) → bedeuten;
to cast a spell on sb → jdn verzaubern;
cold spell → Kältewelle f;
can you spell it for me? → können Sie das bitte buchstabieren?;
he can't spell → er kann keine Rechtschreibung
spell [spɛl] n (also: magic spell) → incantesimo (= period of time); (breve) periodo
vt [pt spelt or spelled, pp ] [spɛlt, spɛld] (in writing) → scrivere (lettera per lettera);
(fig) → significare;
to cast a spell on sb → fare un incantesimo a qn;
he can't spell → fa errori di ortografia;
v spell [spel]
1 to name or give in order the letters of (a word) I asked him to spell his name for me. spel يَتَهَجّى الإسْم казвам буква по буква hláskovat stave buchstabieren συλλαβίζω deletrear tähthaaval ütlema هجي كردن tavata épeler לְאָייֵת ठीक हिज्जे करना sricati, izgovarati slovo po slovo betűz mengeja stafa compitare つづりを言う (...의) 철자를 말하다 (pa)sakyti/(pa)rašyti, (pa)skaityti paraidžiui nosaukt pa burtiem mengeja spellen stave literować soletrar a spune pe litere, a face spelling произносить или писать по буквам hláskovať črkovati spelovati stava อ่านสะกดคำ hecelemek, harf harf söylemek 拼寫 вимовляти по літерах; читати по складах ہجّے کرنا đánh vần 拼写
2 (of letters) to form (a word) C-a-t spells `cat'. spel يَقْرأ حُروفا образувам дума dávat sige ergeben σχηματίζω λέξη, διαβάζομαι (για γράμμα) formar (sõna) moodustama, teeb kokku تشكيل دادن muodostaa sana donner לְהַרכִּיב מִילָה हिज्जे pisati se betűzve.... membentuk kata mynda formare, dare ～という語になる (글자가 단어를) 만들다 sudaryti sastādīt; veidot mengeja de spelling zijn van staves czytać się ler-se a da составлять dávať dohromady sestavljati (besede) činiti stavas จัดเรียงคำ harflerini oluşturmak (字母)拼作 утворювати, складати حرفوں کا مل کر لفظ بنانا viết theo chính tả （字母）拼作
3 to (be able to) spell words correctly I can't spell! spel يَتَهَجّى الكَلِمَه произнасям буква по буква znát pravopis stave buchstabieren ξέρω ορθογραφία escribir correctamente (õigesti) kirjutama به درستي هجي كردن kirjoittaa oikein savoir l'orthographe לְאַיֵית ठीक हिज्जे करने में समर्थ होना ispravno pisati helyesen ír mengeja stafsetja (scrivere correttamente) つづる 철자를 쓰다 taisyklingai rašyti rakstīt (vārdus) pareizi mengeja spellen stave/skrive rett pisać ortograficznie grafar correctamente a scrie/a spune pe litere писать правильно správne písať znati pravilno pisati spelovati stava สะกดคำ hecelemek (能正確)拼字 писати слова правильно صحیح ہجّے کرنا đánh vần, viết vần （能正确）拼字
4 to mean or amount to This spells disaster. loop uit op, beteken يُنْبئُ بِ، يَعْني предвещавам znamenat betyde bedeuten σημαίνω, ισοδυναμώ με significar, representar tähendama به معني چيزي بودن tietää signifier, mener à פֵּירוּשוֹ अर्थ होना nagoviještati, značiti jelent berarti þÿða, jafngilda significare 意味する 의미하다; (결과적으로) ...이 되다 reikšti nozīmēt menandakan betekenen bety oznaczać significar a însemna, a semnifica означать znamenať pomeniti značiti betyda ความหมาย anlamına gelmek 意味著 означати, призводити до کسی انجام کو پہنچتا نظر آنا báo hiệu 意味着
n speller
1 a computer program that corrects spelling mistakes. speltoetser بَرنامَج التَّهْجِئَه على الحاسوب комп. програма за поправяне на грешки počítačový program kontrolující pravopis staveprogram die Rechtschreibkontrolle ορθογράφος Η/Υ corrector ortográfico speller, õigekirja kontrollija برنامه ي صحت هجي كلمات correcteur d'orthographe מְאַייֵת हिज्जे ठीक करने का एक कंप्यूटर प्रोग्राम program koji ispravlja pravopisne pogreške helyesírásellenőrző program pengoreksi ejaan dalam komputer (correttore ortografico) ?컴퓨터? 오자 교정 프로그램 rašybos kontrolės programa pareizrakstības programma datorā program ejaan spellingsprogramma stavekontroll program sprawdzający ortografię компьютерная программа корректор počítačový program opravy pravopisných chýb črkovalnik program za kontrolu pravopisa rättstavningsprogram โปรแกรมตรวจคำผิด imlâ denetleyicisi 計算機拼寫檢查程式 програма перевірки орфографії ہجّے صحیح کرنے والا کمپیوٹر کا پروگرام chương trình chữa lỗi chính tả 计算机拼写检查程序
2 someone who is good or bad at spelling She is a good speller. speller المُتَهَجّي човек, който пише правилно kdo (ne)umí pravopis staver der Buchtabierer καλός ή κακός στην ορθογραφία ortógrafo õigekirjutaja كسي كه كلمات را هجي مي كند personne bonne ou mauvaise en orthographe מְאַייֵת טוֹב हिज्जे ठीक या खराब करने वाला onaj koji sriče, piše jó v. rossz helyesíró orang yang baik/buruk ejaannya (chi compita) 字をつづる人 글자를 쓰는 사람 raštingas, mažaraštis rakstītpratējs pandai mengeja speller en som staver [] z ortografii неграмотный человек človek, ktorý hláskuje kdor črkuje onaj koji pravilno piše [] att stava ผู้สะกดคำ heceleyen (kimse) 拼字者 людина, яка пише (не)грамотно اچھا یا برا ہجّے کرنے والا người đánh vần 拼字者
3 (American) a book for teaching spelling. spellingboek كِتاب تَعْليم التَّهْجِئَه правописен речник cvičebnice pravopisu lærebog i stavning das Buchstabierlehrbuch εγχειρίδιο ορθογραφίας manual de ortografía õigekirja õpik كتاب املا manuel d'orthographe סֵפֶר לְאִיוּת हिज्जे सिखाने वाली किताब knjiga za sricanje, početnica helyesírási munkafüzet buku ejaan sillabario つづり字教本 철자 교본 rašybos vadovėlis pareizrakstības mācību grāmata buku ejaan abc-boek stavebok, rettskrivingsordliste słownik ortograficzny орфографический справочник pravopisná príručka knjiga za črkovanje bukvar rättskrivningslära หนังสือสอนการสะกดคำ imlâ kılavuzu 拼音課本 збірник вправ із правопису ہجّے سکھانے والی کتاب sách học vần 拼音课本
n spelling
Her spelling is terrible; (also adjective ) The teacher gave the children a spelling lesson/test. spelling تَهْجِئَه правопис pravopis(ný) stavning; stave- die Rechtschreibung; Rechtschreibe-... ορθογραφία ortografía õigekiri, õigekirja- oikeinkirjoitus orthographe כְּתִיב वर्तनी, हिज्जे, वर्ण विन्यास sricanje, pravilno pisanje riječi helyesírás ejaan stafsetning spelling, ortografia 語のつづり方 철자법 rašyba pareizrakstība; pareizrakstības- ejaan spelling ortografi, rettskriving ortografia ortografia (de) ortografie правописание; орфография hláskovanie, pravopis; pravopisný pravopis spelovanje stavning การสะกดคำ heceleme, yazım, imlâ 拼字 правопис, орфографія ہجّے کرنے کی صلاحیت việc viết chính tả 拼字
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