spell

∗ ≈

el hechizo

∗ noun

spell
[spel]
sustantivo
1hechizo (m) encantamiento (m)
  • to cast a spell over somebody -> hechizar or encantar a alguien
  • to break the spell (sentido figurado) -> romper la magia del momento
  • to be under a spell (sentido figurado) -> estar hechizado(a)
  • to be under somebody's spell (sentido figurado) -> estar cautivado(a) or hipnotizado(a) por alguien
1período (m) temporada (f) (period)
  • a cold spell -> una ola de frío
  • sunny spells -> intervalos mpl soleados
  • a good/bad spell -> una buena/mala racha
2turno (m) (turn)
  • she offered to do a spell at the wheel -> se ofreció para conducir or manejar un rato (Am)
verbo transitivo
1deletrear (write correctly)
  • how do you spell it? -> ¿cómo se escribe?
2suponer (signify)
  • to spell disaster -> suponer un desastre
verbo intransitivo
3escribir sin faltas
  • he can't spell -> tiene muchas faltas de ortografía

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spell [spel][spel]
sustantivo
1Hechizo, encanto (fake).
2Turno, orden y alternativa entre varios sujetos para el trabajo; tanda.
3Tanda, tarea que se señala para un tiempo determinado.
4Poco tiempo. (Familiar) (m)
  • By spells -> por turnos, a su vez
  • A spell of eight hours -> tanda (o tiempo) de ocho horas
  • Spellbound -> encantado, bajo el poder del encanto
  • To be under spell -> estar hechizado, encantado
  • To cast a spell over someone -> hechizar a alguien
participio pasivo
1SPELLED o SPELT).
2Deletrear, pronunciar o escribir cada letra, separada y de por sí.
3Descifrar,
participio
4ej. (ejemplo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Formar palabras con las letras; particularmente, escribir correctamente o con buena ortografía. (n)
6(Poét. y poco us.) Contemplar, meditar. (n)
va. (pret. y una inscripción; aprender calentándose los sesos, estudiar; se usa a veces con over o out. 3. Hechizar, encantar.
sustantivo
1Relevar, reemplazar, tomar el puesto de otro en alguna ocupación. (Provincia) (m)
  • To spell the pump -> rendir los marineros a la bomba
  • To spell the watch -> llamar a la guardia
  • Spell out -> deletrear (read letter by letter)
vt.

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spell [spel] spelled spelt
verb:transitive
1 (write) escribir; (letter by letter) deletrear
how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?; can you spell that please? ¿me lo deletrea, por favor?; c-a-t spells "cat" "cat" se deletrea c-a-t; what do these letters spell? ¿qué palabra se forma con estas letras?
2 (denote) significar; representar
it spells ruin significa representa la ruina;or it spells disaster for us significa representa un desastre para nosotros;or
verb:intransitive
(write correctly) escribir correctamente
she can't spell no sabe escribir correctamente; sabe poco de ortografía
spell [spel]
noun
encanto; (m) hechizo; (m)
to be under a spell estar hechizado; to be under sb's spell estar hechizado por algn; to break the spell romper el hechizo encanto;or
to cast a spell over on sbor put sb under a spell hechizar a algn
Seville casts its spell over the tourists Sevilla embruja a los turistas
spell [spel]
noun
1 (period) racha; (f)
a prolonged spell of bad weather una larga racha de mal tiempo; a cold spell una racha de frío; they're going through a bad spell están pasando por una mala racha
a brief spell after a brief spell as a journalist ... a warm spell (of weather) At that time there was a frightful cold spell in Britain a spell of good summer weather She had a spell as editorial page director. \"I gave up smoking for a spell,"\ said McCarthy.
2 (shift, turn) turno; (m)
we each took a spell at the wheel nos turnamos al volante; a spell of duty una temporada
a bomb exploded near me during one of my spells of duty you'll have a spell of duty abroad
I did a spell as a commercial traveller durante cierto tiempo trabajé como viajante
to take a spell with the saw After a spell as a volunteer in the RAF, he signed up as a steward with P&O Lines.

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Verb Conjugation for "spell"

Imperative
  • spell
  • you spell
  • he/she spells
  • we spell
  • you spell
  • they spell
Preterite
  • I spelt
  • you spelt
  • he/she spelt
  • we spelt
  • you spelt
  • they spelt
Present Continuous
  • I am spelling
  • you are spelling
  • he/she is spelling
  • we are spelling
  • you are spelling
  • they are spelling
Present Perfect
  • I have spelled
  • you have spelled
  • he/she has spelled
  • we have spelled
  • you have spelled
  • they have spelled
Past Continuous
  • I was spelling
  • you were spelling
  • he/she was spelling
  • we were spelling
  • you were spelling
  • they were spelling
Past Perfect
  • I had spelled
  • you had spelled
  • he/she had spelled
  • we had spelled
  • you had spelled
  • they had spelled
Future
  • I will spell
  • you will spell
  • he/she will spell
  • we will spell
  • you will spell
  • they will spell
Future Perfect
  • I will have spelled
  • you will have spelled
  • he/she will have spelled
  • we will have spelled
  • you will have spelled
  • they will have spelled
Future Continuous
  • I will be spelling
  • you will be spelling
  • he/she will be spelling
  • we will be spelling
  • you will be spelling
  • they will be spelling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been spelling
  • you have been spelling
  • he/she has been spelling
  • we have been spelling
  • you have been spelling
  • they have been spelling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been spelling
  • you will have been spelling
  • he/she will have been spelling
  • we will have been spelling
  • you will have been spelling
  • they will have been spelling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been spelling
  • you had been spelling
  • he/she had been spelling
  • we had been spelling
  • you had been spelling
  • they had been spelling
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