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spot  (spt)

n.

1. A place of relatively small and definite limits.

2.

a. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.

b. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.

c. A stain or blot.

3. Games

a. A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.

b. A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.

4. Informal A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars.

5.

a. A location; a locale.

b. A point of interest: There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.

c. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement.

6. Informal A situation, especially a troublesome one.

7. A flaw in one's reputation or character.

8. A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs: a news spot.

9. Informal A spotlight.

10. pl. spot or spots A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and sport fish.

11. Chiefly British A small amount; a bit.

v. spot·ted, spot·ting, spots

v.tr.

1. To cause a spot or spots to appear on, especially:

a. To soil with spots.

b. To decorate with spots; dot.

2. To harm; besmirch.

3. To place in a particular location; situate precisely.

4. To detect or discern, especially visually; spy.

5. To remove spots from, as in a laundry.

6. Sports To yield a favorable scoring margin to: spotted their opponents 11 points.

7. Informal To lend: Can you spot me $25 until payday?

v.intr.

1. To become marked with spots.

2. To cause a discoloration or make a stain.

3. To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.

adj.

1. Made, paid, or delivered immediately: a spot sale.

2. Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate: the spot market in oil.

3. Involving random or selective instances or actions: a spot investigation.

4. Presented between major radio or television programs: a spot announcement.

Idioms:

in spots

Now and then; here and there; occasionally.

on the spot

1. Without delay; at once.

2. At the scene of action.

3. Under pressure or attention; in a pressed position.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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spotta·ble adj.

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spot

Noun

1. a small mark on a surface, which has a different colour or texture from its surroundings

2. a location: a spot where they could sit

3. a small mark or pimple on the skin

4. a feature of something that has the attribute mentioned: the one bright spot in his whole day, the high spot of our trip

5. Informal a small amount: a spot of bother

6. Informal an awkward situation: I'm sometimes in a spot

7. a part of a show, TV programme, etc., reserved for a specific performer or type of entertainment

8. short for spotlight (sense 1)

9. in a tight spot in a difficult situation

10. knock spots off someone to be much better than someone

11. on the spot

a. immediately: he decided on the spot to fly down

b. at the place in question: the expert weapons man on the spot

c. in an awkward situation: the British government will be put on the spot

12. soft spot a special affection for someone: a soft spot for older men

Verb

[spotting, spotted]

1. to see (something or someone) suddenly

2. to put stains or spots on (something)

3. (of some fabrics) to be prone to marking by liquids: silk spots easily

4. to take note of (the numbers of trains or planes observed)

5. (of scouts, agents, etc.) to look out for (talented but unknown actors, sportspersons, etc.)

6. Brit to rain lightly [from German]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spot - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" place, topographic point tomb, grave - a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" junction - the place where two or more things come together birthplace, place of birth - the place where someone was born polling place, polling station - a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election end - one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" hiding place - a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself) heights, high - a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" hole-in-the-wall - a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall" holy, holy place, sanctum - a sacred place of pilgrimage mecca - a place that attracts many visitors; "New York is a mecca for young artists" nesting place - a place suitable for nesting overlook - a high place affording a good view crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" rendezvous - a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous" scour - a place that is scoured (especially by running water) service area - place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities showplace - a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty solitude - a solitary place stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta" target area, target - the location of the target that is to be hit puddle, pool - something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" zone - a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
	2.	spot - a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
	3.	spot - an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" point characteristic - a distinguishing quality
	4.	spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spot fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblot - a blot made with ink
	5.	spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, fleck marking - a pattern of marks speck, pinpoint - a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea splash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" worn spot, fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases mock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field facula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots facula - a bright spot on a planet
	6.	spot - a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
	7.	spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspot, club - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" clip joint - a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment hot spot, hotspot - a lively entertainment spot joint - a disreputable place of entertainment business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
	8.	spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" academicianship - the position of member of an honorary academy accountantship - the position of accountant admiralty - the office of admiral ambassadorship - the post of ambassador apostleship - the position of apostle apprenticeship - the position of apprentice associateship - the position of associate (as in an office or academy) attorneyship - the position of attorney bailiffship - the office of bailiff baronetage - the state of a baronet bishopry, episcopate - the office and dignity of a bishop cadetship - the position of cadet caliphate - the office of a caliph captaincy, captainship - the post of captain cardinalship - the office of cardinal chairmanship - the position of chairman chancellorship - the office of chancellor chaplaincy, chaplainship - the position of chaplain chieftaincy, chieftainship - the position of chieftain clerkship - the job of clerk commandership, commandery - the position or office of commander comptrollership - the position of comptroller consulship - the post of consul controllership - the position of controller councillorship, councilorship - the position of council member counsellorship, counselorship - the position of counselor curacy - the position of a curate curatorship - the position of curator custodianship - the position of custodian deanship, deanery - the position or office of a dean directorship - the position of a director of a business concern discipleship - the position of disciple editorship - the position of editor eldership - the office of elder emirate - the office of an emir fatherhood - the status of a father fatherhood - the status of a religious leader foremanship - the position of foreman generalcy, generalship - the office and authority of a general governorship - the office of governor headship - the position of head headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress hot seat - a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism incumbency - the office of an incumbent inspectorship - the office of inspector instructorship - the position of instructor internship - the position of a medical intern judgeship, judicature - the position of judge khanate - the position of a khan lectureship - the post of lecturer legateship, legation - the post or office of legate legislatorship - the office of legislator librarianship - the position of librarian lieutenancy - the position of a lieutenant magistracy, magistrature - the position of magistrate managership - the position of manager manhood - the status of being a man marshalship - the post of marshall
	9.	spot - a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" touch attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
	10.	spot - a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" bit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	11.	spot - a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) pip playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	12.	spot - a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer spotlight lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination theater light - any of various lights used in a theater
	13.	spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot" eight-spot, eight - one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face five, five-spot - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips four-spot, four - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips nine-spot, nine - one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games seven-spot, seven - one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face six-spot, six - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips ten-spot, ten - one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
	14.	spot - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" blot, smirch, smear, stain error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
Verb	1.	spot - catch sight of descry, espy, spy sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
	2.	spot - detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" make out, discern, tell apart, distinguish, pick out, recognise, recognize resolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?" discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
	3.	spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" blemish begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	4.	spot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" blob, fleck, blot stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface splotch - blotch or spot maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" bespeckle, speckle - mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" bespatter, spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
	5.	spot - become spotted; "This dress spots quickly" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" freckle - become freckled; "I freckle easily" fox - become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
	6.	spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" freckle - mark with freckles dapple, mottle, cloud - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

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spot

noun 1. mark, stain, speck, scar, flaw, taint, blot, smudge, blemish, daub, speckle, blotch, discoloration

noun 2. pimple, blackhead, pustule, zit (slang) plook Scot. acne

noun 3. (Informal), chiefly Brit. bit, little, drop, bite, splash, small amount, tad, morsel

noun 4. place, situation, site, point, position, scene, location, locality

noun 5. (Informal) predicament, trouble, difficulty, mess, plight, hot water (informal) quandary, tight spot

verb 6. see, observe, catch sight of, identify, sight, recognize, detect, make out, pick out, discern, behold (archaic), (literary) espy, descry

verb 7. mark, stain, dot, soil, dirty, scar, taint, tarnish, blot, fleck, spatter, sully, speckle, besmirch, splodge, splotch, mottle, smirch

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1. To determine by observation, deviations of ordnance from the target for the purpose of supplying necessary information for the adjustment of fire.
2. To place in a proper location.
3. (DOD only) An approved shipboard helicopter landing site. See also ordnance.

Translations

spot [spɔt] n → sitio, lugar m (= dot) (on pattern) → punto, mancha (= pimple); grano;

(also: advertising spot) → spot m (= small amount): a spot of → un poquito de

vt (= notice) → notar, observar

adj (COMM) → inmediatamente efectivo;

on the spot → en el acto, acto seguido (= in difficulty); en un aprieto;

to do sth on the spot → hacer algo en el acto;

to put sb on the spot → poner a algn en un apuro

spot [spɔt] n → tache f (= dot) (on pattern) → pois m (= pimple); bouton m (= place); endroit m, coin m;

(also: spot advertisement) → message m publicitaire (= small amount);

a spot of → un peu de vt (= notice) → apercevoir, repérer;

on the spot → sur place, sur les lieux (= immediately); sur le champ;

to put sb on the spot (fig) → mettre qn dans l'embarras;

to come out in spots → se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption de boutons

spot [spɔt] n (mark) → Fleck m;

(dot) → Punkt m;

(on skin) → Pickel m;

(place) → Stelle f, Platz m;

(Radio, TV) → Nummer f, Auftritt m;

(also: spot advertisement) → Werbespot m;

(small amount);

a spot of → ein bisschen vt → entdecken;

on the spot (in that place) → an Ort und Stelle;

(immediately) → auf der Stelle;

to be in a spot → in der Klemme sitzen;

to put sb on the spot → jdn in Verlegenheit bringen;

to come out in spots → Pickel bekommen

spot [spɔt] n → punto (= mark); macchia (= dot) (on pattern) → pallino (= pimple); foruncolo (= place); posto;

(also: spot advertisement) → spot m inv (= small amount): a spot of → un po' di

vt (= notice) → individuare, distinguere;

on the spot → sul posto;

to do sth on the spot → fare qc immediatamente or lì per lì;

to put sb on the spot → mettere qn in difficoltà;

to come out in spots → coprirsi di foruncoli

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spot

n spot [spot]

1 a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc) She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt. vlek لَطْخَه петно skvrna plet der Fleck κηλίδα, λεκές mancha plekk لكه tahra tache כֶּתֶם दाग mrlja folt bercak blettur macchia しみ 얼룩, 더럼 dėmė traips bintik vlek flekk plama mancha pată пятно; пятнышко škvrna, fľak madež fleka fläck จุด leke 汙點 пляма, цятка چھوٹا سا داغ، دھبہ vết nhơ, vết đen 污点

2 a small, round mark of a different colour from its background His tie was blue with white spots. kol بُقْعَه шарка puntík prik der Fleck βούλα, στίγμα, πουά punto täpp خال pilkku pois נְקוּדָה चित्ती točka, točkica petty totol-totol doppa pallino 水玉模様 물방울 무늬 taškelis plankums; punktiņš bintik stip flekk; prikk, bombe(mønster) groszek, kropka pinta picăţele крапинка bodka pika tufna prick รอยด่าง; รอยเปราะ benek, nokta 斑點 крапка بوندی، پس منظر سے مختلف رنگ کا đốm, dấu , vết 斑点

3 a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc She had measles and was covered in spots. spikkel بَثْرَه على الجِلْد пъпка puchýřek udslæt; mærke die Pustel εξάνθημα, σπυρί grano lööve, tähn جوش näppylä bouton פִּצעוֹן फुंसी bubuljica, pjega pattanás tempat kejadian bóla, blettur macchia, macchiolina 発しん 부스럼, 여드름 dėmė, spuogas pūtīte; izsitumi bintik puistje kvise, filipens, plett plama, pryszcz borbulha coş (pe faţă) прыщик pľuzgier mozolj tačka finne, utslag สิว; รอยแดงบนผิวหนัง sivilce, ben 皮疹，紅斑 прищик کسی بیماری کی وجہ سے جلد پر ہونے والا دانا یا داغ đốm 皮疹，红斑

4 a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc) There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found. plek مكان الحَدَث място místo sted die Stelle σημείο, τόπος sitio, lugar koht جا paikka endroit פִּינָה/מקום स्थान, जगह stanovito mjesto helyszín tempat kejadian staður, vettvangur posto, luogo 地点 (특정한) 장소, 현장 vieta vieta tempat kejadian plek åsted, plett miejsce no local loc место miesto kraj mesto dešavanja plats, ställe สถานที่; แหล่ง yer 地點 місце کسی واقعہ یا حادثہ کا مقام nơi chốn 地点

5 a small amount Can I borrow a spot of sugar? bietjie كَميَّه صَغيرَه малко количество trocha smule das Bißchen μικρή ποσότητα, στάλα poquito natuke ذره vähän un peu de קְצָת थोड़ा सा malo, mrva egy kis sedikit smáskammtur un po' di 少し 소량 žiupsnelis, truputis neliels daudzums; šķipsniņa; drupatiņa sedikit beetje smule, skvett, slant odrobina um pouco un pic de небольшое количество trocha kanček mrvica droppe, stänk, skvätt, nypa จำนวนน้อย biraz, azıcık 少量的 невелика кількість چھوٹی مقدار một chút, một ít 少量的

v – past tense, past participle ˈspotted –

1 to catch sight of She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd. raaksien يَرى зървам zahlédnout få øje på ausfindig machen διακρίνω ver märkama ديدن huomata repérer לְהַבחִין पहचानना, जानना uočiti, opaziti észrevesz melihat koma auga á individuare, riconoscere 見つける 발견하다 pamatyti, pastebėti pamanīt; saskatīt nampak ontwaren få øye på, oppdage zauważyć, dostrzec avistar a repera увидеть; заметить zahliadnuť zapaziti spaziti få syn på พบเห็น görmek, fark etmek 發現 побачити; пізнавати دیکھ لینا nhận ra 发现

2 to recognize or pick out No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer. raaksien, herken يَتَعَرَّف على забелязвам odhalit opdage herausfinden εντοπίζω, αναγνωρίζω reconocer ära arvama فهميدن keksiä découvrir לְזָהוֹת पहचानना prepoznati, otkriti „kiszúr” vkit mengenali þekkja, finna út individuare, indovinare 見分ける ...을 알아보다 atpažinti, atskirti konstatēt; noteikt nampak herkennen kjenne igjen rozpoznać reconhecer a desco­peri узнавать; опознавать objaviť, spoznať prepoznati uočiti känna igen, identifiera, upptäcka จำได้ belirlemek, bulmak 認出 відмічати; розпізнавати پہچان لینا phát hiện 认出

adj ˈspotless

very clean a spotless kitchen. vlekloos, baie skoon نَظيف безупречен bez poskvrny skinnende ren fleckenlos πεντακάθαρος sin mancha, impecable ühegi plekita, (laitmatult) puhas tahraton immaculé נָקִי מְאוֹד साफ-सुथरा, बेदाग neumrljan, besprijekorno čist makulátlan bersih sekali tandurhreinn immacolato, senza macchia 清潔な 깨끗한, 완벽한 švytintis švara nevainojami tīrs bersih vlekkeloos plettfri, skinnende rein nieskazitelny impecável curat, imaculat безупречно чистый starostlivo uprataný brez madeža besprekoran fläckfri ซึ่งไม่มีจุดด่าง tertemiz, lekesiz 無瑕的，非常幹淨的 незаплямований, бездоганний صاف sạch sẽ 无瑕的，非常干净的

adv ˈspotlessly

vlekloos بِنَظافَه чисто naprosto čistě skinnende rent fleckenlos πεντακάθαρα de manera impecable puhtalt tahrattomasti d'une propreté impeccable לְלֹא רְבַב साफ-सुथरापन से, निष्कलंकता से bez mrlje, čisto makulátlanul secara bersih tandurhreint senza macchia 清潔に 완벽하게 švariai tīri; spodri bersih vlekkeloos plettfritt, skinnende reint nieskazitelnie impecavelmente de o curăţenie impe­ca­bilă безупречно чисто celkom čisto brezmadežno besprekorno fläckfritt อย่างไม่มีจุดด่าง tertemiz, lekesiz olarak 無瑕地，純潔地 незаплямовано, бездоганно صفائی سے sạch sẽ 无瑕地，纯洁地

n ˈspotlessness

vlekloosheid نَظافَه безупречност neposkvrněnost skinnende renhed die Makellosigkeit άψογη, καθαρή εμφάνιση ή κατάσταση aseo (laitmatu) puhtus tahrattomuus propreté impeccable שְלֵמוּת साफ-सुथरेपन, निष्कलंकता neokaljanost makulátlanság kebersihan hreinleiki, vammleysi (l'essere immacolato) 清潔さ 완벽함, 무결점 švarumas tīrība; nevainojamība kebersihan vlekkeloosheid skinnende reinhet nienaganna czystość asseio curăţenie impecabilă безупречность úzkostlivá čistota brezmadežnost besprekornost frihet från (avsaknad av) fläckar การที่ไม่มีจุดด่าง lekesizlik, temizlik 純潔 незаплямованість, бездоганність صفائی sự sạch sẽ 纯洁

adj ˈspotted

marked or covered with spots Her dress was spotted with grease; a spotted tie. gespikkel مُبَقَّع на точки potřísněný, tečkovaný plettet; prikket fleckig λεκιασμένος, με πουά moteado, con puntos plekiline tahrainen, pilkullinen taché; à pois מְנוּקַד चित्तीदार, धब्बेदार मेला šaren, pjegav foltos berbintik-bintik doppóttur macchiato; a pallini/pois しみのついた 얼룩이 있는; 반점의 dėmėtas, taškuotas notraipīts; punktots kotor gevlekt flekket, tilsølt; med prikker, med bombemønster nakrapiany, poplamiony, w groszki pintalgado pătat; cu picăţele пятнистый; в пятнах; в крапинку zašpinený; bodkovaný popackan; pikčast tačkast fläckig, prickig ที่มีจุด benekli 有斑點的 забруднений; крапчастий بوندی والا có đốm 有斑点的

adj ˈspotty

(of people) covered with spots a spotty face / young man. gespikkel مُغَطّى بالبُقَع пъпчив uhrovitý bumset pickelig σπυριάρης con granos (näost) lapiline näppyläinen boutonneux מְנוּקָד चित्तीदार, धब्बेदार, चकत्तेदार pjegav szeplős penuh bercak bólugrafinn brufoloso しみだらけの 반점이 있는, 발진이 있는 spuoguotas pūtains; izsitumiem klāts berbintik puistig kviset, prikket pryszczaty borbulhento cu coşuri прыщеватый uhrovitý pegast; mozoljast istačkan finnig เต็มไปด้วยสิว sivilceli 多斑點的 плямистий; прищуватий داغ، دھبوں سے بھرا có những đốm 多斑点的

n ˈspottiness

gespikkeldheid تَبَقُّع пъпчивост skvrnitost, nepravidelnost det at have bumser die Pickeligkeit παρουσία σπυριών con aspecto moteado lapilisus näppyläisyys caractère tacheté/inégal הְיוֹתוֹ מוּכתָם चकत्तेदारी pjegavost foltosság, pettyesség, tarkaság; egyenlőtlenség keadaan berbintik-bintik sem er með blettum chiazzatura しみのあること 반점 투성이 dėmėtumas pūtainība; izsitumi bintik puistigheid ujevnhet; det å være flekket krostowatość aspecto pintalgado caracter pătat/pestriţ пятнистость škvrnitosť; nepravidelnosť zamazanost; pegavost istačkanost finnighet การมีรอยเปื้อนเต็มไปหมด sivilceli olma 帶斑點 плямистість; прищуватість گلداری sự có đốm 带斑点

spot check

an inspection made without warning, especially on items chosen at random from a group We only found out about the flaw during a spot check on goods leaving the factory. lukrake ondersoek فَحْص فُجائي внезапна проверка náhlá kontrola stikprøve die Stichprobe δειγματοληπτικός έλεγχος control hecho al azar pisteline kontroll بازرسي اتفاقي pistokoe contrôle-surprise בְּדִיקַת פֶּתַע औचक परिक्षण करना štihproba, nasumična provjera villámellenőrzés uji petik stikkprufa, handahófskönnun (indagine campione) 抜取り検査 무작위 추출 조사; 불시 점검 atrankinis patikrinimas pārbaude izlases veidā pemeriksaan mengejut steekproef stikkprøve wybiórcza kontrola ao acaso verificação control prin sondaj выборочная проверка náhla kontrola nepričakovana kontrola štih proba stickprov การสำรวจแบบสุ่มตัวอย่าง rastgele yapılan kontrol/soruşturma 抽查 вибіркова перевірка чи ревізія без попередження اچانک آزمائش یا تحقیق cuộc kiểm tra đột xuất 抽查

n ˈspotlight

(a lamp for projecting) a circle of light that is thrown on to a small area. kollig مِنْوار، ضَوء يُسَلَّط على المُمَثِّلين прожектор reflektor spotlight das Scheinwerferlicht προβολέας, φως προβολέα prožektor, punktvalgusti valokeila projecteur זְרַקוֹר पुंजदीप svjetlost reflektora, reflektor reflektor(fény), spotlámpa lampu sorot kastljós proiettore スポットライト 스포트라이트 prožektoriaus šviesa, prožektorius prožektors; prožektora gaisma lampu limpah spot spot(lys), lyskaster, søkelys, prosjektør światło reflektora, reflektor projector reflec­tor прожектор reflektor reflektor svetlost reflektora spotlight, strålkastare ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก sahne ışığı, projektör 聚光燈照明圈 прожектор для підсвічування کسی خاص جگہ روشنی کا دھارا đèn pha 聚光灯照明圈

v – past tense, past participle ˈspotlit, ~ˈspotlighted –

1 to light with a spotlight The stage was spotlit. met kollig verlig يُسَلِّط الضوء على بُقْعَه осветявам osvětlit reflektory belyse med en spotlight anstrahlen φωτίζω με προβολέα prožektoriga valgustama valaista kohdevalolla éclairé par un/des projecteur(s) לְהַאִיר בְּאוֹר זְרַקוֹר पुंजदीप्त obasjati reflektorom bevilágít menyorot lÿsa með kastljósi (illuminare con un proiettore/riflettore) スポットライトをあてる ...을 스포트라이트로 비추다 apšviesti (prožektoriumi) apgaismot ar prožektoru menyuluh met een spot belichten belyse med spotlys/lyskaster oświetlać reflektorem iluminar a lumina cu un reflector осветить прожектором osvetliť reflektormi osvetliti z reflektorjem osvetliti reflektorima belysa med strålkastare ฉายสปอร์ตไลท์ projektörle aydınlatmak 聚光照明 освітити کسی چیز سے بھرپور روشنی ڈالنا rọi sáng 聚光照明

2 to show up clearly or draw attention to The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced. in die kollig يُسَلِّط الضوء، يُرَكِّز الإنْتِباه привличам внимание (към) vrhnout světlo (na) fremhæve herausstellen υπογραμμίζω,τονίζω esile tooma, tähelepanu tõmbama kiinnittää huomio mettre en vedette לִהיוֹת בְּאוֹר הַזְרַקוֹרִים उजागर करना naglasiti, privući pažnju na ráirányítja a figyelmet memperlihatkan beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að (mettere in evidenza) 明るみに出す ...을 돋보이게 하다; ...에 주의를 끌다 parodyti, išryškinti izcelt; izgaismot menyerlahkan in het licht stellen bringe i søkelyset, sette i fokus, belyse ukazywać w pełnym świetle chamar a atenção para a aduce în prim plan высветить vrhnúť svetlo (na), upútať pozornosť usmeriti pozornost na istaći kasta ljus på, rikta uppmärksamheten på ดึงดูดความสนใจ dikkat çekmek 使突出醒目 висвітити نمایاں کرنا، واضح کرنا lôi cuốn sự chú ý 使突出醒目

in a spot

in trouble His failure to return the papers on time put her in a spot. in die moeilikheid في مأزِق، في وَرْطَه натясно v/do maléru i vanskeligheder in Verlegenheit bringen σε δύσκολη θέση hädas دچار مشكل شدن pulassa dans le pétrin בְּצָרוֹת दिक्कत में डालना u škripcu bajba(n) dalam kesulitan í vandræðum (in difficoltà) 苦境に 곤경에 처해, 난처하여 į bėdą, bėdoje ķezā dalam masalah in de klem (være) i knipe w opałach em apuros în încurcă­tură трудное положение do nepríjemností v stiski u nevolji i en knipa มีปัญหา zor/güç durumda 處於困境 в неприємній ситуації دشواری میں trong hoàn cảnh xấu 处于困境

on the spot

1 at once She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; (also adjective ) an on-the-spot decision. onmiddellik فَورا، حالا веднага bez rozmyšlení på stedet; her-og-nu- auf der Stelle αμέσως, άμεσος otsekohe, hetke- بلا فاصله heti paikalla sur le champ; immédiat מִיָד तत्काल, तुरन्त smjesta, bez odlaganja azonnal(i) seketika strax, á staðnum subito その場で 당장에 , 즉시(의) čia pat, iš sykio tūlīt pat; uz vietas serta merta onmiddellijk på flekken/stedet natychmiast, od ręki imediatamente pe loc; imediat сразу bez rozmýšľania, na mieste brez odlašanja odmah på fläcken (stubben) ทันทีทันใด derhal 當場，立即 негайно اسی وقت lập tức 当场，立即

2 in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; (also adjective ) tour on-the-spot reporter. presies daar في المَكان ذاتِه на място na místě på stedet; lokal- zur Stelle;Vor-Ort-... επί τόπου kohapeal, kohapealne, vahetus در محل paikan päällä sur place בַּמָקוֹם वहीं पर, मौके पर na licu mjesta a helyszínen; helyszíni ada di tempat á staðnum sul posto 現場に 현장에서, 즉석에서(의) (esantis) ten pat tepat; klāt ada di tempat ter plekke på (å)stedet na miejscu no local pe loc на месте na mieste na pravem mestu na licu mesta på plats[] ณ ที่นั้น yerinde, oracıkta 在現場 на місці عین بتائی گئي جگہ tại hiện trường 在现场

3 (especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot. verleë maak في وَضْعٍ حَرِج поставям в опасност v/do úzkých i en vanskelig situation in die Klemme σε δύσκολη θέση, σε αμηχανία jännis, plindris در موقعيت خطر pinteessä dans une situation embarrassante עוֹמֵד בְּמָצַב קָשֶה दिक्कत में डालना težak položaj kellemetlen helyzetbe (hoz) dalam kesulitan í klípu (in difficoltà) 困って 위험한 상황에, 어려운 처지에, 난처하게 (pastatyti) į keblią padėtį nostādīt nepatīkamā stāvoklī dalam masalah in een hachelijke situatie (komme) i knipe w kłopotliwym położeniu em xeque a pune pe cineva într‑o situaţie neplă­cută под удар v / do úzkych, pranier v zadregi u poteškoći sätta på det hala ในสถานการณ์ที่ยากลำบาก zor durumda bırakmak, köşeye sıkıştırmak 處於困境中 такий, що є в незручному становищі دھر لینا، گھیر لینا trong tình trạng khó khăn, bối rối 处于困境中

spot on

very accurate or exactly on the target His description of Mary was spot on! presies reg دَقيق جِدا абсолютно точно přesný præcis der Volltreffer εύστοχος, απόλυτα ακριβής täpne, kümnesse (läinud) دقيق napakymppi dans le mille בְּדִיוּק पूर्णतया सत्य pogoditi u pravo mjesto telitalálat tepat beint í mark accurato, esatto 的をえた 정확한, 명중한 taiklus precīzi; kā naglai uz galvas tepat raak (stemme) på en prikk, helt riktig w sam raz, dokładny muito exacto в самую точку presný zadetek v črno precizan på pricken ถูกต้อง yüzde yüz doğru 非常精確，準確擊中目標 точний بالکل درست chính xác 非常精确，准确击中目标