spell [spel] spelled spelt
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.
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]
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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
