spell

deletrear

spell(spehl)

transitive verb

1. (to say letter by letter)

a. deletrear (out loud)

Can you spell your name for me, please?

¿Puede deletrearme su nombre, por favor?

b. escribir (writing)

I always forget how to spell your surname.

Siempre se me olvida cómo escribir tu apellido.

2. (to mean)

a. significar

The cutbacks have spelled disaster for the economy.

Los recortes han significado un desastre para la economía.

3. (to relieve)

a. relevar

The sentry spelled his colleague so that he could rest for a few hours.

El guardia relevó a su colega para que pudiera descansar algunas horas.

intransitive verb

4. (to write)

a. escribir

Too many students are entering high school without knowing how to spell correctly.

Demasiados alumnos están entrando a la secundaria sin saber cómo escribir correctamente.

b.

no direct translation

My boss cannot spell at all well; it's actually kind of funny.

Mi jefe tiene muy mala ortografía; me da mucha risa.

Your daughter spells very well for a first grader.

Su hija tiene buena ortografía por estar en el primer grado.

noun

5. (enchantment)

a. el hechizo

(M)

My kids love to pretend they are witches and wizards and cast spells on each other.

A mis hijos les encanta hacer que son brujas y magos y lanzarse hechizos.

b. el encantamiento

(M)

To break the spell, the princess had to kiss the frog.

Para romper el encantamiento, la princesa tuvo que besar a la rana.

6. (period)

a. el periodo

(M)

I hope this cold spell will end soon.

Espero que este periodo de frío acabe pronto.

b. la temporada

(F)

I know it's been a difficult spell, but you have to trust that things will get better.

Sé que ha sido una temporada difícil, pero tienes que creer que la situación mejorará.

7. (turn)

a. el turno

(M)

We each took a spell during the night making sure bears did not enter the camp.

Cada uno tomó su turno durante la noche para asegurarse de que los osos no entraran al campamento.

spell

transitive verb

1. (write correctly)

a. deletrear

how do you spell it?¿cómo se escribe?

2. (signify)

a. suponer

to spell disastersuponer un desastre

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. escribir sin faltas

he can't spelltiene muchas faltas de ortografía

spell [spel] spelled spelt

transitive verb

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 or representa la ruina; it spells disaster for us significa or representa un desastre para nosotros

intransitive verb

(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 or encanto

to cast a spell over or on sb 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.