spell

spell
spell [{{t}}spel] ( {{}}British{{}} pt & pp spelt [{{t}}spelt] or spelled, {{}}American{{}} pt & pp spelled)
1 transitive verb
(a) (write) écrire, orthographier; (aloud) épeler;
they've spelt my name wrong ils ont mal écrit mon nom;
his name is spelt J-O-N son nom s'écrit J-O-N;
how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;
she spells Maud with an "e" elle écrit Maud avec un "e";
shall I spell my name for you? voulez-vous que j'épelle mon nom?
(b) (of letters) former, donner;
C-O-U-G-H spells "cough" C-O-U-G-H donnent "cough"
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (mean) signifier;
the floods spell disaster for our region les inondations signifient le désastre pour notre région;
her discovery could spell success for our business sa découverte pourrait être très profitable à notre entreprise
(d) {{}}American{{}} (worker, colleague) relayer;
can I spell you at the wheel? est-ce que je peux vous relayer au volant?
2 intransitive verb
to learn to spell apprendre l'orthographe;
she can't spell very well elle n'est pas très bonne en orthographe
3 noun
(a) (period) (courte) période f;
a spell of cold weather une vague de froid;
during the cold spell pendant la vague de froid;
we're in for a spell of wet weather le temps se met à la pluie;
scattered showers and sunny spells des averses locales et des éclaircies;
she did or had a spell as a reporter elle a été journaliste pendant un certain temps;
it's his second spell in prison c'est son deuxième séjour en prison;
he had a dizzy spell il a été pris de vertige
(b) (of duty etc) tour m;
do you want me to take or to do a spell at the wheel? voulez-vous que je vous relaie au volant ou que je conduise un peu?
(c) (magic words) formule f magique, incantation f;
she muttered a spell elle marmonna une incantation
(d) (enchantment) charme m, sort m, sortilège m;
to cast or to put a spell on sb jeter un sort ou un charme à qn, ensorceler ou envoûter qn;
she was put under an evil spell on lui a jeté un maléfice ou mauvais sort;
to break the spell rompre le charme;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to be under sb's spell être sous le charme de qn
spell out separable transitive verb
(a) (read out letter by letter) épeler; (decipher) déchiffrer
(b) (make explicit) expliquer bien clairement;
let me spell out the implications of his study laissez-moi expliquer en détail la portée de son étude;
she spelt out in detail what the scheme would cost elle a expliqué en détail quel serait le coût du projet;
do I have to spell it out for you? est-ce qu'il faut que je mette les points sur les i?

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